Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
EXACTOR
Etymology
Noun
exactor (plural exactors)
A person who makes illegal or unreasonable demands; an extortioner.
A person who collects taxes.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*act"or, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. exacteur.]
Definition: One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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