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.
MECHITARIST
Mech"i*tar*ist, n. Etym: [From Mechitar, an Armenian., who founded the congregation in the early part of the eighteenth century.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One of a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church devoted to the improvement of Armenians.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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