Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
TINCAL
Etymology
Noun
tincal (uncountable)
(chemistry, dated) crude native borax, formerly imported from Tibet, and once the chief source of boric compounds
Anagrams
• Anctil, Catlin, cantil, catlin, lactin
Source: Wiktionary
Tin"cal, n. Etym: [Ar., Per. & Hind. tinkar; cf. Malay tingkal; all fr. Skr. . Cf. Altincar.] (Chem.)
Definition: Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was once the chief source of boric compounds. Cf. Borax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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