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.
CONFETTI
confetti
(noun) small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
confetti (uncountable)
Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
(rare) Edible Italian sugar-coated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding.
Usage notes
• Very rarely, a single piece of confetti may be called a confetto, as in Italian.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*fet"ti, n. pl.; sing. -fetto. [It. Cf. Comfit.]
Definition: Bonbons; sweetmeats; confections; also, plaster or paper imitations of, or substitutes for, bonbons, often used by carnival revelers, at weddings, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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