There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
BESPANGLE
bespangle
(verb) dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects
spangle, bespangle
(verb) decorate with spangles; “the star-spangled banner”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
bespangle (third-person singular simple present bespangles, present participle bespangling, simple past and past participle bespangled)
To cover something with spangles.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*span"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespangling.]
Definition: To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant or glittering. The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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