Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
trifecta (plural trifectas)
(US, Australia, New Zealand) A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.
(US, Australia, New Zealand) The attainment of three important achievements, qualities, etc.
(US, Australia, New Zealand, by extension) A set of three related things, often things that cause problems.
(US politics) The complete legislative and executive control of state government by one party: governorship, the upper house, and the lower house of state legislatures. The party that holds all three positions of power is said to have a trifecta.
(US politics) Control by one party of the federal government: the presidency and both houses of Congress.
Source: Wiktionary
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.