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.
PERMEABLY
Etymology
Adverb
permeably (comparative more permeably, superlative most permeably)
In a permeable manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Per"me*a*bly, adv.
Definition: In a permeable manner.
PERMEABLE
Per"me*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. permeabilis: cf. F. perméable. See Permeate.]
Definition: Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of substances which allow the passage of fluids; as, wood is permeable to oil; glass is permeable to light. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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