Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PARAMOUNTS
Noun
paramounts
plural of paramount
Source: Wiktionary
PARAMOUNT
Par"a*mount, a. Etym: [OF. par amont above; par through, by (L. per) + amont above. See Amount.]
Definition: Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preëminent; as, a paramount duty. "A traitor paramount." Bacon. Lady paramount (Archery), the lady making the best score.
– Lord paramount, the king.
Syn. Superior; principal; preëminent; chief.
Par"a*mount, n.
Definition: The highest or chief. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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