Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
infrastructure, base
(noun) the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; “the industrial base of Japan”
infrastructure, substructure
(noun) the basic structure or features of a system or organization
Source: WordNet® 3.1
infrastructure (countable and uncountable, plural infrastructures)
(systems theory) An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system. [from 1887]
Synonym: underbuilding
Hyponym: Common Language Infrastructure
The basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.
Source: Wiktionary
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.