Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
portage
(noun) carrying boats and supplies overland
portage
(noun) overland track between navigable waterways
portage
(noun) the cost of carrying or transporting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
portage (countable and uncountable, plural portages)
An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.
The route used for such carrying.
A charge made for carrying something.
Carrying capacity; tonnage.
The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage.
A porthole.
portage (third-person singular simple present portages, present participle portaging, simple past and past participle portaged)
(nautical) To carry a boat overland
• potager, top gear
Portage
A community in the Regional Municipality of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
A ghost town and former settlement in Alaska, United States, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1964.
A city in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States.
A city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.
A town in Livingston County, New York, United States.
A village in Wood County, Ohio, United States.
A home rule borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A small town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, named after Portage County in Ohio.
A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States.
• potager, top gear
Source: Wiktionary
Port"age (; 48), n. Etym: [From 2d Port.] (Naut.) (a) A sailor's wages when in port. (b) The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
Port"age, n. Etym: [3d Port.]
Definition: A porthole. [Obs.] Shak.
Por"tage, n. Etym: [F., from porter to carry. See Port to carry.]
1. The act of carrying or transporting.
2. The price of carriage; porterage. Bp. Fell.
3. Capacity for carrying; tonnage. [Obs.] Hakluyt.
4. A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.
Por"tage, v. t. & i.
Definition: To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.