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.
ESPRIT
esprit
(noun) liveliness of mind or spirit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
esprit (uncountable)
Spirit, enthusiasm.
A wit.
Liveliness, or active mind and spirit.
Anagrams
• Pitres, Presti, Priest, Sprite, priest, respit, retips, ripest, sitrep, sprite, stripe, tripes
Source: Wiktionary
Es`prit", n. Etym: [F. See Spirit.]
Definition: Spirit. Esprit de corps (, a French phrase much used by English writers to denote the common spirit pervading the members of a body or association of persons. It implies sympathy, enthusiasm, devotion, and jealous regard for the honor of the body as a whole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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