Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
EFFLUVIUMS
Noun
effluviums
plural of effluvium
Source: Wiktionary
EFFLUVIUM
Ef*flu"vi*um, n.; pl. Effluvia. Etym: [L., a flowing out, fr. effluere to flow out. See Effluent, a.]
Definition: Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from ill drainage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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