Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
orate
(verb) talk pompously
Source: WordNet® 3.1
orate (third-person singular simple present orates, present participle orating, simple past and past participle orated)
To speak formally; to give a speech.
To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.
• (to speak formally): speak
• (to speak passionately): harangue, preach
orate (comparative more orate, superlative most orate)
Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills.
• Erato, oater
Source: Wiktionary
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.