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.
GEOPHAGY
geophagy, geophagia
(noun) eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
geophagy (uncountable)
The practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet.
Source: Wiktionary
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COAXING
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
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