Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity
(noun) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
curio (plural curios)
A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.
• Cú Roí
Source: Wiktionary
Cu"ri*o (k"r-), n.; pl.Curios (-. Etym: [Abbreviation of curiosity.]
Definition: Any curiosity or article of virtu. The busy world, which does not hunt poets as collectors hunt for curios. F. Harrison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.