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.
ITEMIZE
enumerate, recite, itemize, itemise
(verb) specify individually; “She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered”; “The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug”
itemize, itemise
(verb) place on a list of items; “itemize one’s tax deductions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
itemize (third-person singular simple present itemizes, present participle itemizing, simple past and past participle itemized)
(transitive) To state in items, or by particulars
Source: Wiktionary
I"tem*ize, v. t.
Definition: To state in items, or by particulars; as, to itemize the cost of a railroad. [Local, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ABOUND
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