Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ZODIACS
Noun
zodiacs
plural of zodiac
Source: Wiktionary
ZODIAC
Zo"di*ac, n. Etym: [F. zodiaque (cf. It. zodiaco), fr. L. zodiacus, Gr.
1. (Astron.) (a) An imaginary belt in the heavens, 16º or 18º broad, in the middle of which is the ecliptic, or sun's path. It comprises the twelve constellations, which one constituted, and from which were named, the twelve signs of the zodiac. (b) A figure representing the signs, symbols, and constellations of the zodiac.
2. A girdle; a belt. [Poetic & R.] By his side, As in a glistering zodiac, hung the sword. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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