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.
DYSPHAGIA
dysphagia
(noun) condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dysphagia (countable and uncountable, plural dysphagias)
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
Synonyms
• dysphagy
Source: Wiktionary
Dys*pha"gi*a, Dys"pha*gy, n. Etym: [NL. dysphagia, fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Difficulty in swallowing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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