Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
JOUGS
Etymology
Noun
jougs pl (plural only)
A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn
Source: Wiktionary
Jougs, n. Etym: [F. joug a yoke, L. jugum. See Yoke.]
Definition: An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also juggs.] See Juke. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
28 May 2025
AIR
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
Coffee Trivia
