Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CYRENIAN
Cy*re"ni*an (s-r"n-an), a.
Definition: Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic.
Cy*re"ni*an, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Cyrene.
2. One of a school of philosophers, established at Cyrene by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. Their doctrines were nearly the same as those of the Epicureans.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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