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.
FLUVIATIC
Etymology
Adjective
fluviatic (not comparable)
Belonging to rivers or streams; fluviatile.
Source: Wiktionary
Flu`vi*at"ic, a. Etym: [L. fluviaticus. See Fluvial.]
Definition: Belonging to rivers or streams; fluviatile. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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