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.
IMBROGLIO
imbroglio
(noun) a very embarrassing misunderstanding
imbroglio, embroilment
(noun) an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
imbroglio (plural imbroglios or imbrogli)
A complicated situation; an entanglement.
Synonyms
• snarl
Source: Wiktionary
Im*brogl"io, n.; pl. Imbroglios. [Written also embroglio.] Etym: [It. See 1st Broil, and cf. Embroil.]
1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.
2. A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding. Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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