In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ARAROBA
araroba, Goa powder, chrysarobin
(noun) a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the Tupi language.
Noun
araroba (uncountable)
Goa powder
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`a*ro"ba, n. [Tupi.]
1. Goa powder.
2. A fabaceous tree of Brazil (Centrolobium robustum) having handsomely striped wood; --called also zebrawood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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