Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
regaled
simple past tense and past participle of regale
• Arledge, lagered
Source: Wiktionary
Re*ga"le (r*g"l), n. Etym: [LL. regale, pl. regalia, fr. L. regalis: cf. F. régale. See Regal.]
Definition: A prerogative of royalty. [R.] Johnson.
Re*gale" (r*gl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regaled (-gld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Regaling.] Etym: [F. régaler, Sp. regalar to regale, to caress, to melt, perhaps fr. L. regalare to thaw (cff. Gelatin), or cf. Sp. gala graceful, pleasing address, choicest part of a thing (cf. Gala), or most likely from OF. galer to rejoice, gale pleasure.]
Definition: To enertaas, to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear.
Re*gale", v. i.
Definition: To feast; t
Re*gale", n. Etym: [F. régal. See Regale, v. t.]
Definition: A sumptuous repast; a banquet. Johnson. Cowper. Two baked custards were produced as additions to the regale. E. E. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.