Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ERLKING
Etymology
Noun
erlking (plural erlkings)
(mythology) In German literature and modern pseudo-mythology, a malicious elf or spirit who preys on children.
Anagrams
• Klinger, kringle
Source: Wiktionary
Erl"king`, n. Etym: [G. erlkönig, fr. Dan. ellekonge elfking.]
Definition: A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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