PACHINKO

pachinko

(noun) a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pachinko (plural pachinkos)

A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.

Verb

pachinko (third-person singular simple present pachinkos, present participle pachinkoing, simple past and past participle pachinkoed)

(intransitive) To tumble down through a series of obstacles.

Source: Wiktionary



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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.

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