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.
SOLFEGGI
SOLFEGGIO
solfege, solfeggio
(noun) a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable
solmization, solfege, solfeggio
(noun) singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major
Source: WordNet® 3.1
SOLFEGGIO
Sol*feg"gio, n.Etym: [It., fr. solfa the gamut.] (Mus.)
Definition: The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught; a singing exercise upon these syllables.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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