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.
RITENUTO
rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto, rit.
(adjective) (music) gradually decreasing in tempo
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ritenuto (not comparable)
(music) (of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower, held back at a slower rate of pace.
Noun
ritenuto (plural ritenutos)
A musical passage of this kind.
Source: Wiktionary
Ri`te*nu"to, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Definition: Held back; holding back; ritardando.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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