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.
OCA
oca, oka, Oxalis tuberosa, Oxalis crenata
(noun) South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oca (countable and uncountable, plural ocas)
Any of certain species of Oxalis (Oxalis crenata, and Oxalis tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.
Anagrams
• AOC, CAO, COA, Cao, CoA, OAC, coa
Source: Wiktionary
O"ca, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Bot.)
Definition: A Peruvian name for certain species of Oxalis (O. crenata, and O. tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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