Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
Phoca, genus Phoca
(noun) type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
phoca (plural phocas or phocae)
(obsolete) A seal.
• copha, phaco, phaco-, poach
Source: Wiktionary
Pho"ca, n. Etym: [L., a seal, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of seals. It includes the common harbor seal and allied species. See Seal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.