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.
PARLANCE
parlance, idiom
(noun) a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
parlance (countable and uncountable, plural parlances)
A certain way of speaking, of using words, especially when it comes to those with a particular job or interest.
(archaic, rare) Speech, discussion or debate.
Synonyms
• jargon
Anagrams
• carplane
Source: Wiktionary
Par"lance, n. Etym: [OF., fr. F. parler to speak. See Parley.]
Definition: Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance. A hate of gossip parlance and of sway. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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