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.
COMMENTATE
commentate
(verb) serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
commentate (third-person singular simple present commentates, present participle commentating, simple past and past participle commentated)
(intransitive) To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event.
Usage notes
Sometimes proscribed as an unnecessary or uneducated backformation, with comment and provide commentary preferred.
Source: Wiktionary
Com"men*tate, v. t. & i. Etym: [L. commentatus, p. p. of commentari to meditate.]
Definition: To write comments or notes upon; to make comments. [R.] Commentate upon it, and return it enriched. Lamb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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