Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ferulas
plural of ferula
• Laufers, earfuls, earsful, fur seal, refusal, salufer
Source: Wiktionary
Fer"u*la, n. Etym: [L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. Ferule.]
1. A ferule. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.