The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
TONNEAU
Etymology
Noun
tonneau (plural tonneaus or tonneaux)
The rear body or compartment of some types of motor vehicle, especially one containing seats for passengers.
An old-style open passenger vehicle with a tonneau (rear compartment with seats).
Clipping of tonneau cover.
Source: Wiktionary
Ton`neau", n.; pl. Tonneaux (#). [F.]
1. In France, a light-wheeled vehicle with square or rounded body and rear entrance.
2. (Automobiles) Orig., the after part of the body with entrance at the rear (as in vehicle in def. 1); now, one with sides closing in the seat or seats and entered by a door usually at the side, also, the entire body of an automobile having such an after part.
3. = Tonne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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