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.
OULD
Etymology
Adjective
ould (comparative oulder, superlative ouldest)
(slang, Ireland) old, aged, long-established
• "The Ould Lammas Fair takes place in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim on the last Monday and Tuesday in August. It's one of the oldest fairs in Ireland"
• "But, begonnies, in three months I was able to send home for the ouldest little girl--she was only nine years of age."
• "maybe they'd come round you to play wid you, an' then what's the harum, barrin' they're not any o' the grown brats, as ould or oulder than yourself, that you're behoulden to keep at a distance"
ould (not comparable)
(slang, Ireland) term of denigration
• "Sonny'll tell you all about it, but pay no heed to him. He's only an ould goat anyway."
(slang, Ireland) term of diminution (often affectionate)
• for home entertainment they then have to endure the bloody Afternoon Show on RTE, all that bullshit about cookery and clothes and celebrity gossip, when all they want is an ould song from Johnny McEvoy.
Usage notes
Used in spelling pronunciations of popular speech.
Synonyms
• old: See also old
• term of denigration: old, stupid, piffling, bloody
• term of diminution: old, wee
Anagrams
• Loud, Ludo, loud, ludo, ludo-
Source: Wiktionary
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