There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
ZIPPO
nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
(noun) a quantity of no importance; “it looked like nothing I had ever seen before”; “reduced to nil all the work we had done”; “we racked up a pathetic goose egg”; “it was all for naught”; “I didn’t hear zilch about it”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Trade name for lighters, established in the 1930s.
Noun
Zippo (plural Zippos)
A reusable lighter.
(military, slang) A boat, tank, etc. equipped with flamethrowers.
Verb
Zippo (third-person singular simple present Zippos, present participle Zippoing, simple past and past participle Zippoed)
Alternative spelling of zippo
Etymology 1
Adjective
zippo (not comparable)
(slang) None whatsoever
Etymology 2
Popular slang among American soldiers in the Vietnam War; from the Zippo brand of lighter.
Verb
zippo (third-person singular simple present zippos, present participle zippoing, simple past and past participle zippoed)
(slang) To light on fire.
Source: Wiktionary
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