Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SIENNAS
Noun
siennas
plural of sienna
Anagrams
• ensansi, sannies
Source: Wiktionary
SIENNA
Si*en"na, n. Etym: [It. terra di Siena, fr. Siena in Italy.] (Chem.)
Definition: Clay that is colored red or brown by the oxides of iron or manganese, and used as a pigment. It is used either in the raw state or burnt. Burnt sienna, sienna made of a much redder color by the action of fire.
– Raw sienna, sienna in its natural state, of a transparent yellowish brown color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
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