Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
MAIA
Maja, genus Maja, Maia, genus Maia
(noun) type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ma"i*a, n. Etym: [From L. Maia, a goddess.] (Zoöl.) (a) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species (Maia squinado). (b) A beautiful American bombycid moth (Eucronia maia).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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