Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
YAPOCKS
Noun
yapocks
plural of yapock
Source: Wiktionary
YAPOCK
Ya"pock, n. Etym: [Probably from the river Oyapok, between French Guiana and Brazil.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called also water opossum. [Written also yapack.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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