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.
ERSE
Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse
(noun) any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Erse, n. Etym: [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.]
Definition: A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.
Erse, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of Scotland, or to their language.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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