Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
exception, exclusion, elision
(noun) a deliberate act of omission; “with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news”
elision
(noun) omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
elision (plural elisions)
The deliberate omission of something.
(linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.
• isoline, lionise
Source: Wiktionary
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.