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.
TURBOPROP
propjet, turboprop, turbo-propeller plane
(noun) an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
turboprop (plural turboprops)
A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.
(aviation) An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine.
Synonyms
• propjet
Coordinate terms
(type of gas-turbine aircraft engine): turbofan, turbojet, turboshaft, propfan, fanjet, HBFJ
Source: Wiktionary
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UNSEASONED
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