Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ETHNICISM
Etymology
Noun
ethnicism (countable and uncountable, plural ethnicisms)
An emphasis upon ethnic identity.
Prejudice based on ethnic origin.
(obsolete) heathenism; pagan superstition.
Synonyms
• (emphasis upon ethnic identity)
• (prejudice): See Thesaurus:racism
• (pagan superstition)
Source: Wiktionary
Eth"ni*cism n.
Definition: Heathenism; paganism; idolatry. [Obs.] "Taint of ethnicism." B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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