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.
VACUOLE
vacuole
(noun) a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vacuole (plural vacuoles)
(cytology) A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.
Source: Wiktionary
Vac"u*ole, n. Etym: [L. vacuus empty: cf. F. vacuole.] (Biol.)
Definition: A small air cell, or globular space, in the interior of organic cells, either containing air, or a pellucid watery liquid, or some special chemical secretions of the cell protoplasm. Contractile vacuole. (Zoöl.) See under Contractile, and see Illusts. of Infusoria, and Lobosa.
– Food vacuole. (Zoöl.) See under Food, and see Illust. of Infusoria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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