Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
EPISTROPHE
epiphora, epistrophe
(noun) repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
epistrophe (plural epistrophes)
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
Synonyms: epiphora, antistrophe
Antonym: anaphora
Source: Wiktionary
E*pis"tro*phe, n. Etym: [L., from Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation; e. g., "Are they Hebrews so am I. Are they Israelites so am I." 2 Cor. xi. 22.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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