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.
OPPUGN
question, oppugn, call into question
(verb) challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; “We must question your judgment in this matter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
oppugn (third-person singular simple present oppugns, present participle oppugning, simple past and past participle oppugned)
(transitive, rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
Anagrams
• pop gun, popgun
Source: Wiktionary
Op*pugn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppugned; p pr. & vb. n. Oppugning.] Etym: [OF. oppugner, L. oppugnare; ob (see Ob-) + pugnare to fight. See Impugn.]
Definition: To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to resist. They said the manner of their impeachment they could not but conceive did oppugn the rights of Parliament. Clarendon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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