Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SUBLUNARY
sublunar, sublunary, terrestrial
(adjective) of this earth; “transcendental motives for sublunary actions”; “fleeting sublunary pleasures”; “the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball”
sublunar, sublunary, cislunar
(adjective) situated between the earth and the moon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sublunary (not comparable)
Situated between the earth and the moon; sublunar or cislunar.
Of this world (as opposed to heaven etc.); earthly, terrestrial.
Noun
sublunary (plural sublunaries)
(obsolete) Any worldly thing.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*lu"nar, Sub"lu*na*ry, a. Etym: [Pref. sub + lunar, or lunary: cf. F. sublunaire.]
Definition: Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthly. All things sublunary are subject to change. Dryden. All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the influence, of the planet they are under. South.
Sub"lu*na*ry, n.
Definition: Any worldly thing. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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