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.
WASHY
bleached, faded, washed-out, washy
(adjective) having lost freshness or brilliance of color; âsun-bleached deck chairsâ; âfaded jeansâ; âa very pale washed-out blueâ; âwashy colorsâ
watery, washy, weak
(adjective) overly diluted; thin and insipid; âwashy coffeeâ; âwatery milkâ; âweak teaâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
washy (comparative washier, superlative washiest)
Watery; damp; soft.
Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble.
(US, dialect, archaic) Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labour.
Noun
washy (plural washies)
(childish or poetic, rare) A wash, an act of washing.
Swishy, swishy, swashy. Give your hands a washy.
Source: Wiktionary
Wash"y, a. Etym: [From Wash.]
1. Watery; damp; soft. "Washy ooze." Milton.
2. Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble; as, washy tea; washy resolutions. A polish . . . not over thin and washy. Sir H. Wotton.
3. Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor; as, a washy horse. [Local, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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