Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
RINGLET
ringlet, ringlet butterfly
(noun) any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae
ringlet
(noun) a small ring
lock, curl, ringlet, whorl
(noun) a strand or cluster of hair
coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
(noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ringlet (plural ringlets)
A small ring.
A lock, tress.
(entomology) Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus.
Anagrams
• Giltner, Tingler, tingler, tringle
Source: Wiktionary
Ring"let, n. Etym: [Ring + -let.]
1. A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring. You demi-puppets, that By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites. Shak.
2. A curl; especially, a curl of hair. [Her golden tresses] in wanton ringlets waved. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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