Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
HYPERBATONS
Noun
hyperbatons
plural of hyperbaton
Source: Wiktionary
HYPERBATON
Hy*per"ba*ton, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gram.)
Definition: A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, "echoed the hills" for "the hills echoed." With a violent hyperbaton to transpose the text. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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