There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
JIFFY
Etymology
Noun
jiffy (plural jiffies)
(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]
(computing) A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.
(electronics) The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
(physics) The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre, but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.
(UK) Short for jiffy bag, a padded envelope.
Synonyms
• (short, unspecified length of time)
(standard): instant, minute, moment, second, trice
(colloquial): mo, sec, tick
• jif
• jiff
Noun
Jiffy (plural Jiffies)
Alternative form of Jiffy bag.
Source: Wiktionary
Jif"fy, n. Etym: [Perh. corrupt. fr. gliff.] [Written also giffy.]
Definition: A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy. [Colloq.] J. & H. Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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