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.
CHARADES
charades
(noun) guessing game in which one player pantomimes a word or phrase for others to guess
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
charades
plural of charade
Noun
charades (uncountable)
A game in which each player acts out a word or phrase, usually based on puns of each syllable and without speaking, for the others to guess.
Synonyms
• (game): acting charades, dumb charades (obsolete)
Anagrams
• hard case, hardcase
Source: Wiktionary
CHARADE
Cha*rade", n. Etym: [F. charade, cf. Pr. charrada long chat, It ciarlare to chat, whence E. charlatan.]
Definition: A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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