Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
CHARQUI
Etymology
Noun
charqui (countable and uncountable, plural charquis)
(South and Central America, Western US) jerky
Source: Wiktionary
Char"qui, n. Etym: [Sp. A term used in South America, Central America, and the Western United States.]
Definition: Jerked beef; beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind and sun. Darwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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