Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
vares
plural of vare
• AVREs, Raves, avers, raves, sarve, saver, veras
Source: Wiktionary
Vare, n. Etym: [Sp. vara staff, wand, L. vara forked pole.]
Definition: A wand or staff of authority or justice. [Obs.] His hand a vare of justice did uphold. Dryden.
Vare, n. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A weasel. [Prov. Eng.] Vare widgeon (Zoƶl.), a female or young male of the smew; a weasel duck; -- so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a vare, or weasel. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; āa critical readingā; āa critical dissertationā; āa critical analysis of Melvilleās writingsā
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.