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.
VETTURA
Etymology
Noun
vettura (plural vetturas or vetture)
(historical) An Italian four-wheeled carriage, especially one let for hire; a hackney coach.
Source: Wiktionary
Vet*tu"ra, n.; pl. Vetture. Etym: [It. vettura, fr. L. vectura conveyance. Cf. Vecture.]
Definition: An Italian four-wheeled carriage, esp. one let for hire; a hackney coach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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