Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
MORDACIOUSLY
mordaciously
(adverb) in a mordacious manner; “she taunted him mordaciously”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
mordaciously (comparative more mordaciously, superlative most mordaciously)
In a mordacious manner.
Source: Wiktionary
MORDACIOUS
Mor*da"cious, a. Etym: [L. mordax, -acis, fr. mordere, morsum, to bite. See Morsel.]
Definition: Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing.
– Mor*da"cious*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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