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.
NOVENNIAL
Etymology
Adjective
novennial (not comparable)
Done or recurring every ninth year.
Synonyms
• enneaeteric, enneatic
Source: Wiktionary
No*ven"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. novennis of nine years; novem nine + annus year.]
Definition: Done or recurring every ninth year.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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