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.
FRACAS
affray, altercation, fracas
(noun) noisy quarrel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fracas (plural fracases or fracas)
A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
Synonyms
• brouhaha
• kerfuffle
• melee
Anagrams
• Frasca, carsaf
Source: Wiktionary
Fra"cas (; F. , n. Etym: [F., crash, din, tumult, It. fracasso, fr. fracassare to break in pieces, perh. fr. fra within, among (L. infra) + cassare to annul, cashier. Cf. Cashier, v. t.]
Definition: An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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