Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
MOIETIES
Noun
moieties
plural of moiety.
(obsolete) plural of moietie.
Source: Wiktionary
MOIETY
Moi"e*ty, n.; pl. Moieties. Etym: [F. moitié, L. medietas, fr. medius middle, half. See Mid, a., and cf. Mediate, Mediety.]
1. One of two equal parts; a half; as, a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a nation. Shak. The more beautiful moiety of his majesty's subject. Addison.
2. An indefinite part; a small part. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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