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.
PEBA
peba, nine-banded armadillo, Texas armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus
(noun) having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
peba (plural pebas)
An armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) found from Texas to Paraguay; the tatouhou.
Source: Wiktionary
Pe"ba, n. Etym: [Cf. Pg. peba.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An armadillo (Tatusia novemcincta) which is found from Texas to Paraguay; -- called also tatouhou.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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