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.
TRIENNIAL
triennial
(adjective) occurring every third year or lasting 3 years
tercentennial, tercentenary, triennial
(noun) the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
triennial (not comparable)
Happening every three years.
Lasting for three years.
Synonyms
• (rare): trieterical
Noun
triennial (plural triennials)
A third anniversary.
A plant that requires three years to complete its life-cycle.
Source: Wiktionary
Tri*en"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. triennium the space of three years; tri- (see Tri-) + annus year. See Annual.]
1. Continuing three years; as, triennial parliaments; a triennial reign. Howell.
2. Happening, coming about, or appearing once in every three years; as, triennial elections; a triennial catalogue; a triennial visitation. T. Warton.
Tri*en"ni*al, n.
Definition: Something which takes place or appears once in three years.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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