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.
DZIGGETAI
chigetai, dziggetai, Equus hemionus hemionus
(noun) Mongolian wild ass
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dziggetai (plural dziggetais)
The Mongolian wild ass, Equus hemionus hemionus, a subspecies of the onager.
Source: Wiktionary
Dzig"ge*tai, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Thibet (Asinus hemionus).
Note: The name is sometimes applied also to the koulan or onager. See Koulan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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