Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
POTENCE
potency, potence
(noun) the state of being potent; a male’s capacity to have sexual intercourse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
potence (countable and uncountable, plural potences)
power or strength; potency
A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock
(heraldry) synonym of crutch
Anagrams
• pet cone
Source: Wiktionary
Po"tence, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. potentia staff, crutch, L., might, power. See Potency.]
Definition: Potency; capacity. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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