Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
periastron (plural periastrons)
(astronomy) That point of the orbit of a celestial body which is closest to the star around which the body is orbiting.
• apastron
• Pretorians, patroniser, portainers, pretorians
Source: Wiktionary
Per`i*as"tron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Astron.)
Definition: That point, in the real or apparent orbit of one star revolving around another, at which the former is nearest to the latter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.