Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
TRIPOLIS
Noun
tripolis
plural of tripoli
Source: Wiktionary
TRIPOLI
Trip"o*li, n. (Min.)
Definition: An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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