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.
GIRANDOLE
girandole, girandola
(noun) an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
girandole (plural girandoles)
An ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind.
(pyrotechnics) A type of firework which creates a "whirling top" or "flying saucer" effect.
Anagrams
• negroidal, reloading, ride along, ridealong
Source: Wiktionary
Gir"an*dole, n. Etym: [F. See Gyrate.]
1. An ornamental branched candlestick.
2. A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form.
3. (Pyrotechny)
Definition: A kind of revolving firework.
4. (Fort.)
Definition: A series of chambers in defensive mines. Farrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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