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.
TERGEMINOUS
Ter*gem"i*nous, a. Etym: [L. tergeminus; ter thrice + geminus doubled at birth, twin-born. Cf. Trigeminous.]
Definition: Threefold; thrice-paired. Blount.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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