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.
TING
ting, tinkle
(noun) a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
ting
(verb) make a light, metallic sound; go ‘ting’
ting
(verb) cause to make a ting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Interjection
ting
Used to represent the sound of a small bell.
Noun
ting (plural tings)
The sound made when a small bell is struck.
Verb
ting (third-person singular simple present tings, present participle tinging, simple past and past participle tinged)
To make a high sharp sound like a small bell being struck.
Etymology 2
Noun
ting (plural tings or tings)
An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.
Etymology 3
Noun
ting (plural tings)
(Caribbean creoles, Multicultural London English) Thing, person.
Anagrams
• GTIN, gnit
Proper noun
Ting (plural Tings)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ting is the 10382nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3103 individuals. Ting is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.59%) individuals.
Anagrams
• GTIN, gnit
Source: Wiktionary
Ting, n. Etym: [An imitative word. Cf. Tink.]
Definition: A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling.
Ting, v. i.
Definition: To sound or ring, as a bell; to tinkle. [R.] Holland.
Ting, n.
Definition: The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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