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.
BIJOU
bijou
(noun) a small and delicately worked piece
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
bijou (plural bijous or bijoux)
A jewel.
A piece of jewelry; a trinket.
A small intricate piece of metalwork.
Etymology 2
Adjective
bijou (comparative more bijou, superlative most bijou)
(Polari) small, little (often implying affection)
(of a residence) small and elegant
intricate; finely made
Usage notes
Often used with -ette on the noun that it describes, as in the quotations given above, and bijou problemette.
Source: Wiktionary
Bi*jou", n.; pl. Bijoux. Etym: [F.; of uncertain origin.]
Definition: A trinket; a jewel; -- a word applied to anything small and of elegant workmanship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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