Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
TALCED
Verb
talced
simple past tense and past participle of talc
Anagrams
• adlect
Source: Wiktionary
TALC
Talc, n. Etym: [F. talc; cf. Sp. & It. talco, LL. talcus; all fr. Ar. talq.] (Min.)
Definition: A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety. Indurated talc, an impure, slaty talc, with a nearly compact texture, and greater hardness than common talc; -- called also talc slate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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