Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
TOME
tome
(noun) a (usually) large and scholarly book
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tome (plural tomes)
One in a series of volumes.
A large or scholarly book.
Anagrams
• Mote, mote
Proper noun
Tome (plural Tomes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tome is the 14787th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2007 individuals. Tome is most common among White (61.68%) and Hispanic/Latino (28.9%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Mote, mote
Source: Wiktionary
Tome, n. Etym: [F. tome (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. tomo), L. tomus, fr. Gr. tondere to shear, E. tonsure. Cf. Anatomy, Atom, Entomology, Epitome. ]
Definition: As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous volume. Tomes of fable and of dream. Cowper. A more childish expedient than that to which he now resorted is not to be found in all the tomes of the casuists. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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