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.
JAROSITE
Etymology
After the place Jaroso ravine in Spain, named in 1852.
Noun
jarosite (countable and uncountable, plural jarosites)
(mineral) A mineral with rhombohedral crystals, KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6.
Source: Wiktionary
Ja*ro"site, n. Etym: [From Barranco Jaroso, in Spain.] (Min.)
Definition: An ocher-yellow mineral occurring on minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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