Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
FAYALITE
Etymology
Noun
fayalite (countable and uncountable, plural fayalites)
(mineral) Yellow, olive green, brown or black mineral with orthorhombic crystals of the olivine group, Fe2SiO4.
Source: Wiktionary
Fay"al*ite, n. Etym: [So called from the island Fayal.] (Min.)
Definition: A black, greenish, or brownish mineral of the chrysolite group. It is a silicate of iron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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