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.
CROSSTALK
crosstalk, XT
(noun) the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crosstalk (countable and uncountable, plural crosstalks)
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
(biology) The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway.
Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.
A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.
Synonym: xiangsheng
Verb
crosstalk (third-person singular simple present crosstalks, present participle crosstalking, simple past and past participle crosstalked)
To hold an incidental conversation
Anagrams
• rock salts
Source: Wiktionary
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