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.
DILETTANTE
dilettante, dilettantish, dilettanteish, sciolistic
(adjective) showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; “his dilettantish efforts at painting”
dabbler, dilettante, sciolist
(noun) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dilettante (plural dilettanti or dilettantes)
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
Synonyms: amateur, dabbler
Antonym: professional
(sometimes, offensive) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.
Adjective
dilettante (comparative more dilettante, superlative most dilettante)
Pertaining to or like a dilettante.
Source: Wiktionary
Dil`et*tan"te, n.; pl. Dilettanti. Etym: [It., prop. p. pr. of dillettare to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to delight. See Delight, v. t.]
Definition: An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge, desultorily, or for amusement only.
The true poet is not an eccentric creature, not a mere artist living only for art, not a dreamer or a dilettante, sipping the nectar of existence, while he keeps aloof from its deeper interests. J. C. Shairp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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