Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
INCOMMUNICATIVE
uncommunicative, incommunicative
(adjective) not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
incommunicative (comparative more incommunicative, superlative most incommunicative)
Uncommunicative.
Source: Wiktionary
In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive, a.
Definition: Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or intercourse with others; exclusive. The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation. C. Buchanan.
– In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ly, adv.
– In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ness, n. Lamb. His usual incommunicativeness. G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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