Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
sweltering, sweltry
(adjective) excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness; “a sweltering room”; “sweltering athletes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sweltry (comparative more sweltry, superlative most sweltry)
Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry.
Source: Wiktionary
Swel"try, a. Etym: [See Swelter, Swelt, v. i., and cf. Sultry.]
Definition: Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry. [R.] Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 June 2025
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.