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.
lira, Italian lira
(noun) formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi
lira, Turkish lira
(noun) the basic unit of money in Turkey
lira, Maltese lira
(noun) the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lire (plural lires)
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint.
lire (plural lires)
(UK dialectal, Scotland) The cheek.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) Face; appearance of the face or skin; complexion; hue.
lire (plural lires)
(UK dialectal, Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, ornithology) The Manx shearwater (bird).
lire
plural of lira
• lyre
• Iler, Irel., Lier, Reil, Riel, lier, riel, rile
Source: Wiktionary
Li"ra, n. ; pl. Lire. Etym: [It., fr. L. libra the Roman pound. Cf. Livre.]
Definition: An Italian coin equivalent in value to the French franc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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.