Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
TEAROOM
teashop, teahouse, tearoom, tea parlor, tea parlour
(noun) a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tearoom (plural tearooms)
A café which serves tea, usually with light food.
(euphemism, slang) A public lavatory, particularly (US gay slang, dated) as a meeting place for homosexual men.
(Australia) A room in a workplace set aside for tea breaks, lunch breaks, snacking, etc.; a break room.
Synonyms
• (cafe): See teahouse
• (public toilet used as a gay meeting place): teahouse, tea house; gingerbread office, cottage (UK); beat (Australia); see also bathroom
Source: Wiktionary
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