Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
WELTSCHMERZ
Weltschmerz, world-weariness
(noun) sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
weltschmerz (uncountable)
(sometimes, capitalized) World-weariness; an apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort with the human condition or state of the world.
Synonyms
• acedia
• ennui
• mal du siècle
Source: Wiktionary
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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