Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
DEOPPILATE
Etymology
Verb
deoppilate (third-person singular simple present deoppilates, present participle deoppilating, simple past and past participle deoppilated)
(obsolete, rare) To free from obstructions; to clear a passage through.
Source: Wiktionary
De*op"pi*late, v. t.
Definition: To free from obstructions; to clear a passage through. [Obs.] Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
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