Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SPALLATION
spallation
(noun) (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles; “some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star”
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Etymology
Noun
spallation (countable and uncountable, plural spallations)
(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.
Fragmentation due to stress or impact.
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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