Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
HYPOBOLES
HYPOBOLE
Hy*pob"o*le, n. Etym: [Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favor of the opposite side, each of them being refuted in order.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
25 November 2024
ONCHOCERCIASIS
(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
Coffee Trivia
