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.
GAMBA
Proper noun
Gamba (plural Gambas)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gamba is the 25849th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 952 individuals. Gamba is most common among White (69.01%) and Hispanic/Latino (24.89%) individuals.
Etymology 1
Noun
gamba (plural gambas)
(musical instrument) Abbreviation of viola da gamba.
(musical instrument) A rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the sound to that of a viola da gamba.
Etymology 2
Noun
gamba
(anatomy) The metacarpus or metatarsus of ruminants, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Gam"ba, n.
Definition: A viola da gamba.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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