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.
GALLICIZE
Verb
Gallicize (third-person singular simple present Gallicizes, present participle Gallicizing, simple past and past participle Gallicized)
Alternative spelling of gallicize
Etymology
Verb
gallicize (third-person singular simple present gallicizes, present participle gallicizing, simple past and past participle gallicized)
(transitive) To make French as the culture, customs, pronunciation, or style.
Synonym: francize
(transitive) To translate into French.
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"li*cize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallicized; p. pr. & vb. n. Gallicizing.]
Definition: To conform to the French mode or idiom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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