Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
GIDGEE
gidgee, stinking wattle, Acacia cambegei
(noun) scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gidgee (plural gidgees)
(AU) Any of various trees of the genus Acacia, especially Acacia cambagei. [from 19th c.]
A type of long spear made from this wood.
Source: Wiktionary
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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