Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
WHELKY
Etymology
Adjective
whelky (comparative more whelky, superlative most whelky)
Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances.
streaked; striated
Source: Wiktionary
Whelk"y, a.
1. Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances; hence, streaked; striated.
2. Shelly. "Whelky pearls." Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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