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.
GIAOUR
Etymology
Noun
giaour (plural giaours)
(derogatory, ethnic slur) A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians.
Source: Wiktionary
Giaour, n. Etym: [Turk. giaur an infidel, Per. gawr, another form of ghebr fire worshiper. Cf. Kaffir, Gheber .]
Definition: An infidel; -- a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in the Mohammedan religion, especially Christrians. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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