Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
REMARQUE
Etymology
Noun
remarque (plural remarques)
(engraving) A small design etched on the margin of a plate and supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have been taken.
(engraving) Any feature distinguishing a particular stage of the plate.
(engraving) A print or proof distinguished by such a mark.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*marque", n. Also Remark. (Engraving) (a) A small design etched on the margin of a plate and supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have been taken; also, any feature distinguishing a particular stage of the plate. (b) A print or proof so distinguished; -- commonly called a Remarque proof.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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