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.
TENDRAC
tenrec, tendrac
(noun) small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ten"drac, n. Etym: [See Tenrec.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of small insectivores of the family Centetidæ, belonging to Ericulus, Echinope, and related genera, native of Madagascar. They are more or less spinose and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice tendrac (Oryzorictes hora) is very injurious to rice crops. Some of the species are called also tenrec.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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