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.
OCTOROON
octoroon
(noun) an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
octoroon (plural octoroons)
(dated or historical, now, offensive) Someone having one-eighth black ancestry.
(dated or historical, now, offensive) Someone having 1/64th black ancestry: the child of a quintoon and a white man.
Synonyms
• mustee
Coordinate terms
• (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto
Source: Wiktionary
Oc`to*roon", n. Etym: [L. octo eight + -roon, as in quadroon.]
Definition: The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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