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.
BEVY
bevy
(noun) a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground); “we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks”
bevy
(noun) a large gathering of people of a particular type; “he was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire”; “a bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bevy (plural bevies)
(collective) A group of animals, in particular quail.
(collective) A group of women.
(collective) A large group or collection.
Source: Wiktionary
Bev"y, n.; pl. Bevies. Etym: [Perhaps orig. a drinking company, fr. OF. bevée (cf. It. beva) a drink, beverage; then, perh., a company in general, esp. of ladies; and last applied by sportsmen to larks, quails, etc. See Beverage.]
1. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies. What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here ! Beau. & Fl.
2. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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