Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
QUADRANS
Etymology
Noun
quadrans (plural quadrantes)
A bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one quarter of an as.
Source: Wiktionary
Quad"rans, n.; pl. Quadrantes. Etym: [L.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: A fourth part of the coin called an as. See 3d As, 2.
2. The fourth of a penny; a farthing. See Cur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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