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.
EPIGLOTTIS
epiglottis
(noun) a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
epiglottis (plural epiglottises or epiglottides)
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ep`i*glot"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Glottis.] (Anat.)
Definition: A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOLICITOUSLY
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
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