Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
UNCE
Etymology 1
Noun
unce (plural unces)
(obsolete) An ounce; a small portion.
Etymology 2
Noun
unce (plural unces)
A claw; an uncus.
Anagrams
• Cuen
Source: Wiktionary
Unce, n. Etym: [L. uncus hook.]
Definition: A claw. [Obs.]
Unce, n. Etym: [L. uncia ounce. See Ounce a weight.]
Definition: An ounce; a small portion. [Obs.] "By unces hung his locks." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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