There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
CHAMP
champion, champ, title-holder
(noun) someone who has won first place in a competition
chomp, champ
(verb) chew noisily; “The boy chomped his sandwich”
champ
(verb) chafe at the bit, like horses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
champ (plural champs)
Clipping of champion.
(informal) buddy, sport, mate (as a term of address)
Etymology 2
Noun
champ (usually uncountable, plural champs)
(Ireland) a meal of mashed potatoes and scallions
Verb
champ (third-person singular simple present champs, present participle champing, simple past and past participle champed)
(ambitransitive) to bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
Etymology 3
Noun
champ (uncountable)
(informal) champagne
Etymology 4
Noun
champ (plural champs)
(architecture, obsolete or rare) the field or ground on which carving appears in relief
(heraldry, obsolete or rare) the field of a shield
Etymology
Proper noun
Champ
(cryptozoology) A large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Lake Champlain, located on the shared borders of the American states of Vermont and New York and the Canadian province of Quebec.
Source: Wiktionary
Champ, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Champed; p. pr. & vb. n. Champing.] Etym: [Prob, of Scand. orgin; cf. dial. Sw. kämsa to chew with difficulty, champ; but cf. also OF. champier, champeyer, champoyer, to graze in fields, fr. F. champ field, fr. L. campus. Cf. Camp.]
1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard. Foamed and champed the golden bit. Dryden.
2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. Steele.
Champ, v. i.
Definition: To bite or chew impatiently. They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. Hooker.
Champ, Champe, n. Etym: [F. champ, L. campus field.] (Arch.)
Definition: The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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STACCATO
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
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