Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
parings
plural of paring
• gnisrap, parsing, rapings, rasping, sparing
Source: Wiktionary
Par"ing, n. Etym: [From Pare, v. t.]
1. The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything.
2. That which is pared off. Pope. Pare off the surface of the earth, and with the parings raise your hills. Mortimer.
Pare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pared; p. pr. & vb. n. Paring.] Etym: [F. parer to pare, as a horse's hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to parry, ward off, fr. L. parare to prepare. Cf. Empire, Parade, Pardon, Parry, Prepare.]
1. To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.
2. To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies.
3. Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen. The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.