Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SYLE
Syle, n. Etym: [See Sile a young herring.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A young herring (Clupea harengus). [Also written sile.] But our folk call them syle, and nought but syle, And when they're grown, why then we call them herring. J. Ingelow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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WHOLE
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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