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.
HECTOLITRE
hectoliter, hectolitre, hl
(noun) a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hectolitre (plural hectolitres)
A unit of volume or capacity equivalent to 100 litres. Symbol: hL
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• hectoliter
Source: Wiktionary
Hec"to*li`ter, Hec"to*li`tre, n. Etym: [F. hectolitre, fr. Gr. litre a liter.]
Definition: A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 26
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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