Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
pantile
(noun) a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pantile (plural pantiles)
A type of interlocking roof tile with a rounded under and over, giving it an elongated S shape.
pantile (third-person singular simple present pantiles, present participle pantiling, simple past and past participle pantiled)
(transitive) To tile with pantiles.
• Platine, pentail, pilenta, pit lane, pitlane
Source: Wiktionary
Pan"tile`, n. Etym: [5th pan + tile.] (Arch.)
Definition: A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S laid on its side (
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.