Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
pipistrelle, pipistrel, Pipistrellus pipistrellus
(noun) small European brown bat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pipistrel (plural pipistrels)
Alternative form of pipistrelle
• rippliest
Source: Wiktionary
Pi*pis"trel, Pip`i*strelle", n. Etym: [F. pipistrelle, It. pipistrello.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small European bat (Vesperugo pipistrellus); -- called also flittermouse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.