Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
confluent, merging
(adjective) flowing together
merging, meeting, coming together
(noun) the act of joining together as one; “the merging of the two groups occurred quickly”; “there was no meeting of minds”
confluence, conflux, merging
(noun) a flowing together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
merging
present participle of merge
merging (plural mergings)
The act, or the result, of being merged.
• germing
Source: Wiktionary
Merge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Merged; p. pr. & vb. n. Merging.] Etym: [L. mergere, mersum. Cf. Emerge, Immerse, Marrow.]
Definition: To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb. To merge all natural ... sentiment in inordinate vanity. Burke. Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots. De Quincey.
Merge, v. i.
Definition: To be sunk, swallowed up, or lost. Native irresolution had merged in stronger motives. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.