Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
CUSCUS
cuscus
(noun) woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cuscus (plural cuscuses)
A type of marsupial from New Guinea.
Etymology 2
Noun
cuscus (uncountable)
Dated spelling of couscous.
Anagrams
• succus
Source: Wiktionary
Cus"cus, n. [The same word as Couscous, fr. F. couscous couscous, Ar. kuskus.] (Bot.)
Definition: A soft grass (Pennisetum typhoideum) found in all tropical regions, used as food for men and cattle in Central Africa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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