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.
FETID
fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented
(adjective) offensively malodorous; “a foul odor”; “the kitchen smelled really funky”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fetid (comparative more fetid, superlative most fetid)
Foul-smelling, stinking.
Synonyms
• See also malodorous
Noun
fetid (plural fetids)
(rare) The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.
Source: Wiktionary
Fet"id ( or ; 277), a. Etym: [L. fetidus, foetidus, fr. fetere, foetere, to have an ill smell, to stink: cf. F. fétide.]
Definition: Having an offensive smell; stinking. Most putrefactions . . . smell either fetid or moldy. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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