Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ENCOMPASSED
Verb
encompassed
simple past tense and past participle of encompass
Source: Wiktionary
ENCOMPASS
En*com"pass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encompassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Encompassing.]
Definition: To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world. Shak. A question may be encompassed with difficulty. C. J. Smith. The love of all thy sons encompass thee. Tennyson.
Syn.
– To encircle; inclose; surround; include; environ; invest; hem in; shut up.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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