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.
QUONDAM
former, erstwhile(a), old, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime
(adjective) belonging to some prior time; “erstwhile friend”; “our former glory”; “the once capital of the state”; “her quondam lover”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
quondam (not comparable)
Former; once; at one time.
Synonyms
• erstwhile
• See also former
Source: Wiktionary
Quon"dam, a. Etym: [L., formerly.]
Definition: Having been formerly; former; sometime. "This is the quondam king." Shak.
Quon"dam, n.
Definition: A person dismissed or ejected from a position. [R.] "Make them quondams; . . . cast them out of their office." Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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