Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
JOSSES
Verb
Josses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Joss
Noun
josses
plural of joss
Source: Wiktionary
JOSS
Joss, n. Etym: [Chinese, corrupt. fr. Pg. deos God, L. deus.]
Definition: A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. "Critic in jars and josses." Colman (1761). Joss house, a Chinese temple or house for the Chinese mode of worship.
– Joss stick, a reed covered with a paste made of the dust of odoriferous woods, or a cylinder made wholly of the paste; -- burned by the Chinese before an idol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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