Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
IRE
wrath, anger, ire, ira
(noun) belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
anger, choler, ire
(noun) a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
ire
(obsolete) Iron.
Etymology 2
Noun
ire (uncountable)
(literary, poetic) Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
Synonyms
• fury
• rage
• wrath
Verb
ire (third-person singular simple present ires, present participle iring, simple past and past participle ired)
(transitive) To anger; to fret; to irritate.
Anagrams
• -ier, EIR, Eri., Rie, eir, rei, rie
Proper noun
IrE
(linguistics) Abbreviation of Irish English.
Anagrams
• -ier, EIR, Eri., Rie, eir, rei, rie
Proper noun
IRE
(sports) Abbreviation of Ireland. (Republic of Ireland)
Anagrams
• -ier, EIR, Eri., Rie, eir, rei, rie
Source: Wiktionary
Ire, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. ira.]
Definition: Anger; wrath. [Poet.]
Syn.
– Anger; passion; rage; fury. See Anger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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