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.
PEDERERO
Etymology
Noun
pederero (plural pedereros or pedereroes)
(military, now, historical) A short piece of chambered ordnance, used to fire stones in naval and siege warfare. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ped`e*re"ro, n. Etym: [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp. piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. (Mil.)
Definition: A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered ordnance. [Written also paterero and peterero.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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