Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
VARIEGATING
Verb
variegating
present participle of variegate
Source: Wiktionary
VARIEGATE
Va"ri*e*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Variegated; p. pr. & vb. n. Variegating.] Etym: [L. variegatus, p. p. of variegare to variegate; varius various + agere to move, make. See Various, and Agent.]
Definition: To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors. The shells are filled with a white spar, which variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone. Woodward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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