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.
JERKY
anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky
(adjective) having or revealing stupidity; āridiculous anserine behaviorā; āa dopey answerā; āa dopey kidā; āsome fool idea about rewriting authorsā booksā
choppy, jerky
(adjective) marked by abrupt transitions; āchoppy proseā
arrhythmic, jerking, jerky
(adjective) lacking a steady rhythm; āan arrhythmic heartbeatā
jerky, jerked meat, jerk
(noun) meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
jerky (comparative jerkier, superlative jerkiest)
Characterized by physical jerking.
Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).
Etymology 2
Noun
jerky (countable and uncountable, plural jerkies)
Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
Verb
jerky (third-person singular simple present jerkies, present participle jerkying, simple past and past participle jerkied)
(transitive) To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.
Synonyms
• (preserve meat by drying): jerk
Source: Wiktionary
Jerk"y, a.
Definition: Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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