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.
RECLUSIVE
cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered
(adjective) providing privacy or seclusion; “the cloistered academic world of books”; “sat close together in the sequestered pergola”; “sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree”; “a secluded romantic spot”
recluse, reclusive, withdrawn
(adjective) withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; “lived an unsocial reclusive life”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
reclusive (comparative more reclusive, superlative most reclusive)
Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
Synonyms
• hermit-like
• withdrawn
Source: Wiktionary
Re*clu"sive, a.
Definition: Affording retirement from society. "Some reclusive and religious life." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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