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.
PLEBE
cadet, plebe
(noun) a military trainee (as at a military academy)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
plebe (plural plebes)
(historical, usually in the plural) A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
(historical, obsolete) The plebs, the plebeian class.
(obsolete) The similar lower class of any area.
(US, military, slang) A freshman cadet at a military academy.
Anagrams
• bleep
Source: Wiktionary
Plebe, n. Etym: [F. plèbe, fr. L. plebs.]
1. The common people; the mob. [Obs.] The plebe with thirst and fury prest. Sylvester.
2. Etym: [Cf. Plebeian.]
Definition: A member of the lowest class in the military academy at West Point. [Cant, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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