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.
ORY
-o*ry. Etym: [L. -orius: cf. F. -oire.]
1. An adjective suffix meaning of or pertaining to, serving for; as in auditory, pertaining to or serving for hearing; prohibitory, amendatory, etc.
2. Etym: [L. -orium: cf. F. -oire.]
Definition: A noun suffix denoting that which pertains to, or serves for; as in ambulatory, that which serves for walking; consistory, factory, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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