Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
Le*pis"moid, a. Etym: [Lepisma + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Like or pertaining to the Lepisma.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.