The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
PARA
Belem, Para, Feliz Lusitania, Santa Maria de Belem, St. Mary of Bethlehem
(noun) port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
Para, Para River
(noun) an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
paratrooper, para
(noun) a soldier in the paratroops
para
(noun) 100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia
parity, para
(noun) (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; āthe parity of the mother must be consideredā; āa bipara is a woman who has given birth to two childrenā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
para (plural paras)
(historical) A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.
Etymology 2
Noun
para (plural paras)
(medicine) A woman who has had a certain number of pregnancies, indicated by the number prepended to this word.
Etymology 3
Noun
para (plural paras)
Clipping of paragraph.
Etymology 4
Noun
para (plural paras)
A paratrooper.
Etymology 5
Adjective
para (comparative more para, superlative most para)
(UK, Australia, slang) very drunk
Synonyms
• See drunk
Etymology 6
Noun
para
(US, education, informal) Short for paraprofessional educator.
Anagrams
• AARP, ARPA, Paar, Rapa, apar
Source: Wiktionary
Par"a-. Etym: [Gr. for- in forgive. Cf. For-.]
1. A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: A prefix denoting: (a) Likeness, similarity, or connection, or that the substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to the name of which it is prefixed; as paraldehyde, paraconine, etc.; also, an isomeric modification. (b) Specifically: (Organ. Chem.) That two groups or radicals substituted in the benzene nucleus are opposite, or in the respective positions 1 and 4; 2 and 5; or 3 and 6, as paraxylene; paroxybenzoic acid. Cf. Ortho-, and Meta-. Also used adjectively.
Pa*ra", n. Etym: [Turk., fr. Per. parah a piece.]
Definition: A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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