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.
PROLETARIAN
proletarian
(adjective) belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat
proletarian, prole, worker
(noun) a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); “workers of the world--unite!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
proletarian (comparative more proletarian, superlative most proletarian)
Of or relating to the proletariat.
Noun
proletarian (plural proletarians)
A member of the proletariat.
Synonyms
• prole
Anagrams
• prerational
Source: Wiktionary
Prol`e*ta"ri*an, a. Etym: [L. proletarius. See Proletary.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the proletaries; belonging to the commonalty; hence, mean; vile; vulgar. "Every citizen, if he were not a proletarian animal kept at the public cost." De Quincey.
– n.
Definition: A proletary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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