Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CRYSTALLOMANCY
Etymology
Noun
crystallomancy (uncountable)
The use of a crystal ball or other transparent solid for the purpose of divination.
Source: Wiktionary
Crys"tal*lo*man`cy (-l-mn`s), n. Etym: [Gr. -mancy.]
Definition: Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body, especially a beryl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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