Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
handkercher (plural handkerchers)
Obsolete form of handkerchief.
Source: Wiktionary
Hand"ker*cher, n.
Definition: A handkerchief. [Obs. or Colloq.] Chapman (1654). Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.