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.
PERTINENT
apposite, apt, pertinent
(adjective) being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; “the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images”; “an apt reply”
pertinent
(adjective) having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; “a list of articles pertinent to the discussion”; “remarks that were to the point”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pertinent (comparative more pertinent, superlative most pertinent)
important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant
Synonyms
• See also pertinent
Source: Wiktionary
Per"ti*nent, a. Etym: [L. pertinens, -entis, p.pr. of pertinere: cf. F. pertinent. See Pertain.]
1. Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed; apposite; material; relevant; as, pertinent illustrations or arguments; pertinent evidence.
2. Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [R.] "Pertinent unto faith." Hooker.
Syn.
– Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit.
– Per"ti*nent*ly, adv.
– Per"ti*nent*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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