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.
GEWGAW
bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket
(noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gewgaw (plural gewgaws)
A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration. [from 15th c.]
Adjective
gewgaw (not comparable)
Showy; unreal; pretentious.
Synonyms
• gewgawish
Source: Wiktionary
Gew"gaw, n. Etym: [OE. gigawe, gugawe, gewgaude, prob. the same word as OE. givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated form fr. AS. gifan to give; cf. also F. joujou plaything, and E. gaud, n. See Give, and cf. Giffgaff.]
Definition: A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble. A heavy gewgaw called a crown. Dryden.
Gew"gaw, a.
Definition: Showy; unreal; pretentious. Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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