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.
SIXTEEN
sixteen, xvi
(adjective) being one more than fifteen
sixteen, XVI
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Numeral
sixteen
The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.
Anagrams
• exteins, extines
Source: Wiktionary
Six"teen`, a. Etym: [AS. sixt, sixt. See Six, and Ten, and cf. Sixty.]
Definition: Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more.
Six"teen`, n.
1. The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten and six; sixteen units or objects.
2. A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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