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.
TREACLY
cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly
(adjective) overly sweet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
treacly (comparative treaclier, superlative treacliest)
(of a liquid) thick and sticky
consisting of treacle, or cloying sentimental speech
Source: Wiktionary
Trea"cly, a.
Definition: Like, or composed of, treacle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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