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.
RATAPLAN
rataplan, rub-a-dub, drumbeat
(noun) the sound made by beating a drum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rataplan (plural rataplans)
A continuous, even drumming or rapping, as of the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.
Verb
rataplan (third-person singular simple present rataplans, present participle rataplanning, simple past and past participle rataplanned)
To drum repeatedly.
Source: Wiktionary
Ra`ta`plan", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of a galloping horse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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