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.
GRINGO
gringo
(noun) a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gringo (plural gringos or gringoes)
(slang, often, pejorative) a white person from an English-speaking country.
Synonyms
• See white person
Anagrams
• Goring, goring, orging
Source: Wiktionary
Grin"go, n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Sp. gringo gibberish; cf. griego Greek, F. grigou wretch.]
Definition: Among Spanish Americans, a foreigner, esp. an Englishman or American; -- often used as a term of reproach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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