Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CONTRAFAGETTO
Con`tra*fa*get"to, n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Definition: The double bassoon, an octave deeper than the bassoon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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