Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SACROSANCT
inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct
(adjective) must be kept sacred
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sacrosanct (comparative more sacrosanct, superlative most sacrosanct)
Beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.
Sacred, very holy.
Source: Wiktionary
Sac"ro*sanct, a. Etym: [L. sucrosanctus.]
Definition: Sacred; inviolable. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRACE
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”
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