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.
PLANGENT
plangent
(adjective) loud and resounding; “plangent bells”; “the plangent minority”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
plangent (comparative more plangent, superlative most plangent)
Having a loud, mournful sound.
(rare) Beating, dashing, as waves.
Source: Wiktionary
Plan"gent, a. Etym: [L. plangens, -entis, fr. plangere to beat. See Plaint.]
Definition: Beating; dashing, as a wave. [R.] "The plangent wave." H. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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