Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
TOREUTIC
Etymology
Adjective
toreutic (not comparable)
(arts) In relief; relating to sculpture in relief, especially of metal.
Relating to chasing such as surface ornamentation in metal.
Source: Wiktionary
To*reu"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Sculp.)
Definition: In relief; pertaining to sculpture in relief, especially of metal; also, pertaining to chasing such as surface ornamentation in metal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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