Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
DOUCE
Etymology
Adjective
douce (comparative more douce, superlative most douce)
(obsolete) Sweet; nice; pleasant.
(dialect) Serious and quiet; steady, not flighty or casual; sober.
Source: Wiktionary
Douce, a. Etym: [F. doux, masc., douce, fem., sweet, fr. L. duleis sweet.]
1. Sweet; pleasant. [Obs.]
2. Sober; prudent; sedate; modest. [Scot.] And this is a douce, honest man. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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