Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
MUTESSARIFS
Noun
mutessarifs
plural of mutessarif
Source: Wiktionary
MUTESSARIF
Mu*tes`sa*rif", n. [Turk. & Ar. muteçarif freely disposing of anything, master.]
Definition: In Turkey, an administrative authority of any of certain sanjaks. They are appointed directly by the Sultan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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