In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Afrikaans, Afrikaner
(adjective) belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language; “an Afrikaans couple”; “Afrikaner support”
Afrikaans, Taal
(noun) an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
16 November 2024
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.