Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
YAFFLES
Noun
yaffles
plural of yaffle
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• Laffeys
Source: Wiktionary
YAFFLE
Yaf"fle, n. Etym: [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European green woodpecker (Picus, or Genius, viridis). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale, yappingale, yackel, and woodhack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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