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.
METRO
metro, tube, underground, subway system, subway
(noun) an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); “in Paris the subway system is called the ‘metro’ and in London it is called the ‘tube’ or the ‘underground’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
metro (plural metros)
An underground railway.
A train that runs on such an underground railway.
An urban rapid transit light railway
A train that runs on such a railway.
Synonyms
• (underground railway): subway, Tube (the London Underground), underground (UK), underground railway (UK)
Etymology 2
Noun
metro (plural metros)
a metropolitan area
Adjective
metro (comparative more metro, superlative most metro)
metropolitan
Anagrams
• Moret, Tomer, Tormé
Source: Wiktionary
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SUNGLASSES
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
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