Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PUNINESS
puniness, runtiness, stuntedness
(noun) smallness of stature
pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness
(noun) the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
puniness (uncountable)
The quality of being puny
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"ni*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being puny; littleness; pettiness; feebleness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELOQUENCE
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