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.
TOLA
Etymology
Noun
tola (plural tolas)
A unit of mass used in India, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains (11.663 8038 grams) in 1833, and of a similar but slightly variable value before that date.
Anagrams
• ATOL, Alto, Toal, a lot, alot, alto, alto-, atlo-, lota, talo-
Source: Wiktionary
To"la, n. Etym: [Hind., from Skr. tula a balance.]
Definition: A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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