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.
TURGENTLY
Etymology
Adverb
turgently (comparative more turgently, superlative most turgently)
In a turgent manner.
Source: Wiktionary
TURGENT
Tur"gent, a. Etym: [L. turgens, -entis, p. pr. of turgere to swell.]
1. Rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, turgent humors.
2. Inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous. Recompensed with turgent titles. Burton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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