Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
HELOTISM
Etymology
Noun
helotism (usually uncountable, plural helotisms)
The permanent oppression of a nominally free group of people
(zoology) A form of mutualism in which one species is forced to perform tasks for another, for their mutual benefit
Source: Wiktionary
He"lot*ism, n.
Definition: The condition of the Helots or slaves in Sparta; slavery.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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