Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
ARCHLUTE
Etymology
Noun
archlute (plural archlutes)
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
Synonyms
• arciliuto
• arch-lute, archilute (obsolete)
Hyponyms
• liuti attiorbati (a small version of the standard archlute)
Source: Wiktionary
Arch"lute, Arch"i*lute, n. Etym: [Cf. F. archiluth, It. arciliuto.] (Mus.)
Definition: A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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