According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
VENDUE
auction, auction sale, vendue
(noun) the public sale of something to the highest bidder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vendue (plural vendues)
A public auction.
Source: Wiktionary
Ven*due", n. Etym: [OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu, vendue, to sell.]
Definition: A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder; an auction. [Obsoles.] Vendue master, one who is authorized to sell any property by vendue; an auctioneer. [Obsoles.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
25 March 2025
IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Coffee Trivia
