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.
ITALIANIZE
Etymology
Verb
Italianize (third-person singular simple present Italianizes, present participle Italianizing, simple past and past participle Italianized)
(transitive) To give something Italian characteristics
(intransitive) To adopt an Italian way of life, or Italian manners
Source: Wiktionary
I*tal"ian*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Italianized; p. pr. & vb. n. Italianizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. italianiser, It. italianizzare.]
1. To play the Italian; to speak Italian. Cotgrave.
2. To render Italian in any respect; to Italianate. "An Englishman Italianized." Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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