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.
TYRO
novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
(noun) someone new to a field or activity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tyro (plural tyros or tyroes)
A beginner; a novice. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
• See also beginner
Anagrams
• Tory, Troy, ryot, tory, troy
Source: Wiktionary
Ty"ro, n.; pl. Tyros. Etym: [L. tiro a newlylevied soldier, a beginner.]
Definition: A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a novice. [Written also tiro.] The management of tyros of eighteen Is difficult. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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