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.
ochreae
plural of ochrea
• choreae, choreæ, cohære
Source: Wiktionary
O"chre*a, n.; pl. Ochreæe. Etym: [L.]
1. (Antiq.)
Definition: A greave or legging.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of sheath formed by two stipules united round a stem.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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.