Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
Whelk"y, a.
1. Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances; hence, streaked; striated.
2. Shelly. "Whelky pearls." Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 June 2025
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.