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.
VIRTUOSOS
Noun
virtuosos
plural of virtuoso
Source: Wiktionary
VIRTUOSO
Vir`tu*o"so, n.; pl. Virtuosos; It. Virtuosi. Etym: [It. See Virtuous.]
1. One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc. Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble arts, and is a critic in them. Dryden.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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