Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
Tho*rac"i*ca, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A division of cirripeds including those which have six thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The common barnacles are examples.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.