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.
PARVIS
parvis
(noun) a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
parvis (plural parvises)
An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
A portico surrounding such a space.
The porch of a church, or the room over it.
Source: Wiktionary
Par"vis, Par"vise, n. Etym: [F. parvis, fr. LL. paravisus, fr. L. paradisus. See Paradise.]
Definition: a court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as place of meeting, as for lawyers. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
26 April 2024
CITYSCAPE
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
Coffee Trivia
