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.
SEMIARID
semiarid
(adjective) somewhat arid; “a semiarid region with little annual rainfall”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
semiarid (comparative more semiarid, superlative most semiarid)
Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually.
Source: Wiktionary
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