Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
extricating
present participle of extricate
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"tri*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extricated(); p. pr. & vb. n. Extricating().] Etym: [L. extricatus, p. p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae trifles, impediments, perplexities. Cf. Intricate.]
1. To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc. We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles. Eustance.
2. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture.
Syn.
– To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve; evolve; set free; liberate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2024
(noun) acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); “incurring debts is easier than paying them”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.