Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SCHISTOSOMIASIS
schistosomiasis, bilharzia, bilharziasis
(noun) an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
schistosomiasis (plural schistosomiases)
(pathology) Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma.
Synonyms
• (pathology): bilharzia, bilharziasis, bilharziosis, snail fever
Source: Wiktionary
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QUAINT
(adjective) attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); “houses with quaint thatched roofs”; “a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots”
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