Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PLAINTFUL
Etymology
Adjective
plaintful (comparative more plaintful, superlative most plaintful)
(obsolete) complaining; expressing sorrow audibly
Source: Wiktionary
Plaint"ful, a.
Definition: Containing a plaint; complaining; expressing sorrow with an audible voice. "My plaintful tongue." Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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