embarras (plural embarras)
(now, rare) Embarrassment; confusion, uncertainty. [from 17th c.]
(now, rare) An embarrassment; an obstacle or hindrance. [from 17th c.]
(now, rare) Embarrassment; intense social awkwardness. [from 18th c.]
(now, rare, historical, North America) Specifically, a clump of driftwood obstructing a waterway. [from 19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
