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.
FATHERLAND
fatherland, homeland, motherland, mother country, country of origin, native land
(noun) the country where you were born
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fatherland (plural fatherlands)
The country of one's ancestors.
The country of one's birth, origin.
Synonyms
• motherland
• homeland
• sireland (poetic)
Source: Wiktionary
Fa"ther*land", n. Etym: [Imitated fr. D. vaderland. See Father, and Land.]
Definition: One's native land; the native land of one's fathers or ancestors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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