Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ZOCCOLO
Etymology
Noun
zoccolo (plural zoccolos or zoccoli)
(architecture) A plinth.
(historical) A kind of ancient clog, consisting of a thick wooden sole and leather strap.
Source: Wiktionary
Zoc"co, Zoc"co*lo, n. Etym: [It. fr. L. socculus. See Socle, and cf. Zacco.] (Arch.)
Definition: Same as Socle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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