Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
COMPETES
Verb
competes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compete
Source: Wiktionary
COMPETE
Com*pete", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Competed; p. pr. & vb. n. Competing.] Etym: [L. completere, competitum; com- + petere to seek. See Petition.]
Definition: To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another. The rival statesmen, with eyes fixed on America, were all the while competing for European alliances. Bancroft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COAXING
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
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