Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
top, top side, upper side, upside
(noun) the highest or uppermost side of anything; “put your books on top of the desk”; “only the top side of the box was painted”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
upside (plural upsides)
the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc
• downside
upside
(informal) On the top of.
Source: Wiktionary
Up"side`, n.
Definition: The upper side; the part that is uppermost. To be upsides with, to be even with. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott. T. Hughes.
– Upside down. Etym: [Perhaps a corruption of OE. up so down, literally, up as down.] With the upper part undermost; hence, in confusion; in complete disorder; topsy-turvy. Shak. These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also. Acts xvii. 6.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.