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.
TARMACADAM
tarmacadam, tarmac, macadam
(noun) a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
tarmacadam, tarmac
(noun) a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tarmacadam (countable and uncountable, plural tarmacadams)
(archaic) A mixture of tar and small stones used in paving.
Synonyms
• tarmac
Verb
tarmacadam (third-person singular simple present tarmacadams, present participle tarmacadaming, simple past and past participle tarmacadamed)
(transitive) To cover or surface with tarmacadam.
Source: Wiktionary
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