Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PARAXANTHIN
Par`a*xan"thin, n. Etym: [Pref. Para- + xanthin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, present in small quantity in urine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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