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.
WIRY
wiry
(adjective) of hair that resembles wire in stiffness; “wiry red hair”
stringy, wiry
(adjective) lean and sinewy
wiry
(adjective) of or relating to wire
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
wiry (comparative wirier, superlative wiriest)
Thin, muscular and flexible.
Source: Wiktionary
Wir"y, a. Etym: [Written also wiery.]
1. Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.
2. Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution. "A little wiry sergeant of meek demeanor and strong sense." Dickens. He bore his age well, and seemed to retain a wiry vigor and alertness. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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