Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
curias
plural of curia
• Icarus, cauris
Source: Wiktionary
Cu"ri*a (k"r-), n.; pl. Curle (-. Etym: [L.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) One of the thirty parts into which the Roman people were divided by Romulus. (b) The place of assembly of one of these divisions. (c) The place where the meetings of the senate were held; the senate house.
2. (Middle Ages)
Definition: The court of a sovereign or of a feudal lord; also; his residence or his household. Burrill.
3. (Law)
Definition: Any court of justice.
4. The Roman See in its temporal aspects, including all the machinery of administration; -- called also curia Romana.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 May 2025
(adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; “a sharp photographic image”; “the sharp crack of a twig”; “the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.