Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CRAW
craw, crop
(noun) a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Craw (plural Craws)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Craw is the 21736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1197 individuals. Craw is most common among White (87.89%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
craw (plural craws)
(archaic) The stomach of an animal.
The crop of a bird.
Synonyms
• crop
• gullet
Verb
craw (third-person singular simple present craws, present participle crawing, simple past and past participle crawed)
(archaic) To caw, crow.
Source: Wiktionary
Craw (kr), n. Etym: [Akin to D. kraag neck, collar, G. kragen, Sw. kr craw, Dan. kro, and possibly to Gr.bronchus), or Crag neck.] (Zoöl.) (a) The crop of a bird. (b) The stomach of an animal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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