debacle, fiasco
(noun) a sudden and violent collapse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fiasco (plural fiascos or fiascoes)
A sudden or unexpected failure.
A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.
Synonym: debacle
A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.
• Facios, cafiso, fascio-
Source: Wiktionary
Fi*as"co, n.; pl. Fiascoes. Etym: [It.]
Definition: A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical performance, or of any pretentious undertaking.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
