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.
LEPRA
Etymology
Noun
lepra (uncountable)
(medicine, archaic) leprosy
A scurfy, mealy substance on the surface of some plants.
Usage notes
• This term was formerly given to various skin diseases, the leprosy of modern authors being Lepra Arabum.
Anagrams
• APLer, Alper, Pearl, paler, parle, pearl, repla
Source: Wiktionary
Le"pra, n. Etym: [L. See Leper.] (Med.)
Definition: Leprosy.
Note: The term lepra was formerly given to various skin diseases, the leprosy of modern authors being Lepra Arabum. See Leprosy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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