Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
Mar"chet, Mer"chet, n. Etym: [LL. marcheta; of uncertain origin.]
Definition: In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's daughters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2024
(noun) a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.