Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
HABITANT
inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
(noun) a person who inhabits a particular place
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
habitant (plural habitants)
(Canada) a member of habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies
(archaic) Inhabitant, dweller.
Source: Wiktionary
Hab`it*ant, n. Etym: [F. habitant. See Habit, v.t]
1. An inhabitant; a dweller. Milton. Pope.
2. Etym: [F. pron. (]
Definition: An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in plural. The habitants or cultivators of the soil. Parkman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISKETTE
(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”
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