Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
OPPOSABLE
opposable, apposable
(adjective) capable of being placed opposite to something; “the thumb is opposable to the forefinger”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
opposable (comparative more opposable, superlative most opposable)
Capable of being opposed or resisted.
Capable of being placed opposite something else.
Antonyms
• (capable of being resisted): unopposable
• (capable of being placed opposite): nonopposable
Source: Wiktionary
Op*pos"a*ble, a.
1. Capable of being opposed or resisted.
2. Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the thumb is opposable to the forefinger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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