Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
LAZARIST
Laz"a*rist, Laz"a*rite, n. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: One of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, a religious institute founded by Vincent de Paul in 1624, and popularly called Lazarists or Lazarites from the College of St. Lazare in Paris, which was occupied by them until 1792.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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