Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
gyrates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gyrate
• grayest, stagery
Source: Wiktionary
Gy"rate, a. Etym: [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.]
Definition: Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.
Gy"rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gyrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gyrating.] Etym: [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n.]
Definition: To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.