Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
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RADULA
Rad"u*la, n.; pl. Radulæ. Etym: [L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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