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.
EPENTHETIC
epenthetic, parasitic
(adjective) of or pertaining to epenthesis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
epenthetic (not comparable)
(phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
(phonology, of a phoneme or syllable) Inserted into a word.
Source: Wiktionary
Ep`en*thet"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. épenthétique.] (Gram.)
Definition: Inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or sound.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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