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.
BLACKJACK
blackjack, twenty-one, vingt-et-un
(noun) a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
blackjack, cosh, sap
(noun) a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
blackmail, blackjack, pressure
(verb) exert pressure on someone through threats
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
blackjack (countable and uncountable, plural blackjacks)
(card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
(card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
The flag (i.e, a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).
(weapons) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.
Coordinate terms: baton, cosh, sap
Any of several species of weed of genus Bidens, such as Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.
A blackjack oak.
Verb
blackjack (third-person singular simple present blackjacks, present participle blackjacking, simple past and past participle blackjacked)
To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.
Etymology
Noun
Blackjack (plural Blackjacks)
(slang) A fan of the South Korean girl group 2NE1.
Source: Wiktionary
Black"-jack`, n.
1. (Min.)
Definition: A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; - - called also false galena. See Blende.
2. Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc.
3. A large leather vessel for beer, etc. [Obs.]
4. (Bot.)
Definition: The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.
5. The ensign of a pirate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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