Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
MAVOURNINS
Noun
mavournins
plural of mavournin
Source: Wiktionary
MAVOURNIN
Ma*vour"nin, Ma*vour"neen (ma*voor"nen), n. [Ir. mo mhuirnin my darling; mo my + mhuirnin darling.]
Definition: My darling; -- an Irish term of endearment for a girl or woman. "Erin mavournin." Campbell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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