Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
COLOSSAL
colossal, prodigious, stupendous
(adjective) so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; “colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple”; “has a colossal nerve”; “a prodigious storm”; “a stupendous field of grass”; “stupendous demand”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
colossal (comparative more colossal, superlative most colossal)
Extremely large or on a great scale.
Synonyms
• (extremely large): enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast
• See also gigantic
Source: Wiktionary
Co*los"sal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. cossal, L. colosseus. See Colossus.]
1. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue. "A colossal stride." Motley.
2. (Sculpture & Painting)
Definition: Of a size larger than heroic. See Heroic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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