Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ETHNARCH
ethnarch
(noun) the ruler of a province (as in the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire) or certain religious rulers with secular authority; “the election of Makarios III to archbishop gave him the status of the ethnarch of Cyprus”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ethnarch (plural ethnarches)
(historical, Ancient Greece) The governor of a province or people.
Source: Wiktionary
Eth"narch, n. Etym: [Gr. -arch.] (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: The governor of a province or people. Lew Wallace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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