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.
kamala (countable and uncountable, plural kamalas)
Nelumbo nucifera, a lotus plant.
Mallotus philippensis, a plant in the spurge family.
An orange dyestuff obtained from that plant.
• alamak
Kamala
(Hinduism) An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
A female given name from Sanskrit, of mainly Indian usage.
• alamak
Source: Wiktionary
Ka*ma"la, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm. [Written also kameela.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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.