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.
FILIPINO
Filipino, Philippine
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; “the Philippine President”; “our Filipino cook”
Philippine, Filipino
(noun) official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
Filipino
(noun) a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Fil`i*pi"no, n.; pl. Filipinos (#). [Sp.]
Definition: A native of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish descent or of mixed blood.
Then there are Filipinos, -- "children of the country," they are called, -- who are supposed to be pure-blooded descendants of Spanish settlers. But there are few of them without some touch of Chinese or native blood. The Century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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