Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
COURTESANS
Noun
courtesans
plural of courtesan
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Source: Wiktionary
COURTESAN
Cour"te*san (kr"t-zn; 277), n. Etym: [F. courtisane, fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It. cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See Court.]
Definition: A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot. Lasciviously decked like a courtesan. Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCOPOLAMINE
(noun) an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; “transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness”; “someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying”
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