Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
OROPESA
Etymology
After the ship HMS Oropesa, on which it was developed.
Noun
Oropesa (plural Oropesas)
A streamlined towed body used in minesweeping to keep the towed sweep at a determined depth and position relative to the sweeping ship.
Anagrams
• aporose
Source: Wiktionary
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