Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
glued, pasted
(adjective) affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste; āhe stayed glued to one spotā; āpieces of pasted paperā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pasted
simple past tense and past participle of paste
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Source: Wiktionary
Paste, n. Etym: [OF. paste, F. pĆ¢te, L. pasta, fr. Gr. Pasty, n., Patty.]
1. A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.
2. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.
3. A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color.
4. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.
5. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.
6. (Min.)
Definition: The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. Paste eel (Zoƶl.), the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar.
Paste, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pasting.]
Definition: To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.