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.
JIBE
shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
(noun) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; âhis parting shot was âdrop deadââ; âshe threw shafts of sarcasmâ; âshe takes a dig at me every chance she getsâ
jibe, gybe, jib, change course
(verb) shift from one side of the ship to the other; âThe sail jibbed wildlyâ
match, fit, correspond, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
(verb) be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; âThe two stories donât agree in many detailsâ; âThe handwriting checks with the signature on the checkâ; âThe suspectâs fingerprints donât match those on the gunâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
jibe (plural jibes)
A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
Verb
jibe (third-person singular simple present jibes, present participle jibing, simple past and past participle jibed)
(transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
Synonym: flout
(transitive) To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
(intransitive) To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
Etymology 2
Verb
jibe (third-person singular simple present jibes, present participle jibing, simple past and past participle jibed)
(intransitive, Canada, US, informal) To accord or agree.
Usage notes
Jibe and jive have been used interchangeably in the US to indicate the concept âto accord or agreeâ. While one recent dictionary accepts this usage of jive, most sources consider it to be in error.
Etymology 3
Noun
jibe (plural jibes)
(nautical, now, chiefly, US) Alternative spelling of gybe
Verb
jibe (third-person singular simple present jibes, present participle jibing, simple past and past participle jibed)
(nautical, now, chiefly, US) Alternative spelling of gybe
Source: Wiktionary
Jibe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jibed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jibing.] Etym: [Cf. Dan. gibbe, D. gijpen, v. i., and dial. Sw. gippa to jerk. Cf. Jib, n. & v. i.] (Naut.)
Definition: To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.
Jibe, v. i.
1. (Naut.)
Definition: To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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