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.
LUXURIATE
luxuriate
(verb) thrive profusely or flourish extensively
luxuriate, wanton
(verb) become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
luxuriate (third-person singular simple present luxuriates, present participle luxuriating, simple past and past participle luxuriated)
(intransitive) To enjoy luxury.
(intransitive) To be luxuriant; to grow exuberantly.
Source: Wiktionary
Lux*u"ri*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Luxuriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Luxuriating.] Etym: [L. luxuriatus, p. p. of luxuriari, -are, to luxuriate. See Luxury.]
1. To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance. " Corn luxuriates in a better mold." Burton.
2. To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in the pastures.
3. To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to luxuriate in description.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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