Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
countercurrent, crosscurrent
(noun) actions counter to the main group activity; “political crosscurrents disrupted the conference”
rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent
(noun) a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crosscurrent (plural crosscurrents)
(nautical) A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.
(by extension) A situation in which there are conflicting opinions.
Source: Wiktionary
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.