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.
GLISSADE
glissade
(noun) (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet
glissade
(verb) perform a glissade, in ballet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
glissade (plural glissades)
A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps (Wikipedia).
(ballet) A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position (Wikipedia).
A move in some dances such as the galop (Wikipedia).
(fencing) A fencing move that may disarm the opponent (Wikipedia).
Verb
glissade (third-person singular simple present glissades, present participle glissading, simple past and past participle glissaded)
To perform a glissade.
Source: Wiktionary
Glis`sade", n. Etym: [F., fr. glisser to slip.]
Definition: A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps. Tyndall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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