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.
VELLEITY
velleity
(noun) volition in its weakest form
velleity
(noun) a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
velleity (countable and uncountable, plural velleities)
The lowest degree of desire or volition, with no effort to act.
A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.
Source: Wiktionary
Vel*le"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. velléité (cf. It. velleità), fr. L. velle to will, to be willing.]
Definition: The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete volition. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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