Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
metic
(noun) an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city
Source: WordNet® 3.1
metic (plural metics)
(historical) In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.
Source: Wiktionary
Met"ic ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [Gr. metoecus, F. métèque.] (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but not a citizen. Mitford. The whole force of Athens, metics as well as citizens, and all the strangers who were then in the city. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.