Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
VALISE
valise
(noun) a small overnight bag for short trips
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
valise (plural valises)
A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag.
Anagrams
• Aviles, AvilĂ©s, Leivas, Savile, aviles, lavies
Source: Wiktionary
Va*lise", n. Etym: [F. valise; cf. It. valigia, Sp. balija, LL. valisia, valesia; of uncertain origin, perhaps through (assumed) LL. vidulitia, from L. vidulus a leathern trunk; a knapsack.]
Definition: A small sack or case, usually of leather, but sometimes of other material, for containing the clothes, toilet articles, etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a portmanteau.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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