Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SHROFFAGE
Etymology
Noun
shroffage (uncountable)
(historical) The commission paid to a shroff for examining coins for quality.
Source: Wiktionary
Shroff"age, n.
Definition: The examination of coins, and the separation of the good from the debased. [East Indies]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CIRCULATE
(verb) move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; “Blood circulates in my veins”; “The air here does not circulate”
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