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.
PERMUTE
permute, commute, transpose
(verb) change the order or arrangement of; “Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
permute (third-person singular simple present permutes, present participle permuting, simple past and past participle permuted)
(transitive) change the order of
(transitive, mathematics) make a permutation of
Synonym: permutate (the shorter form "permute" is used much more frequently than "permutate")
Source: Wiktionary
Per*mute", v. t. Etym: [L. permutare, permutatum; per + mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.]
1. To interchange; to transfer reciprocally.
2. To exchange; to barter; to traffic. [Obs.] Bought, trucked, permuted, or given. Hakluyt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
23 November 2024
THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee Trivia
