Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
VOCALICS
Etymology
Noun
vocalics pl (plural only)
vocal elements of communication
Source: Wiktionary
VOCALIC
Vo*cal"ic, a. Etym: [L. vocalis (sc. littera) a vowel. See Vocal, a.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to vowel sounds; consisting of the vowel sounds. Earle. The Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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