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.
PASSANT
passant
(adjective) in walking position with right foreleg raised
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
passant (not comparable)
(heraldry, of a four-legged animal) Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground. [from 15th c.]
(obsolete) Currently in use; in vogue. [17th-19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Pas"sant, a. Etym: [F., p.pr. of passer. See Pass, v. i.]
1. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current. [Obs.] Many opinions are passant. Sir T. Browne.
2. Curs [Obs.] On a passant rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop. Sir P. Pett.
3. Surpassing; excelling. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. (Her.)
Definition: Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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