According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
CONCHOLOGY
conchology, shell collecting
(noun) the collection and study of mollusc shells
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
conchology (usually uncountable, plural conchologies)
the study of molluscs and their shells
the hobby of shell collecting
Source: Wiktionary
Con*chol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Conch + -logy.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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