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.
PAGOD
Etymology
Noun
pagod (plural pagods)
Obsolete form of pagoda. (Asian religious building)
Obsolete form of pagoda. (idol)
Obsolete form of pagoda. (currency unit)
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"god, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pagode. See Pagoda.]
1. A pagoda. [R.] "Or some queer pagod." Pope.
2. An idol. [Obs.] Bp. Stillingfleet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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