In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BABA
baba
(noun) a small cake leavened with yeast
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
baba (plural babas)
A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
(esp. among people of East European ancestry) A grandmother.
An old woman, especially a traditional old woman from an eastern European culture.
(esp. among people of Indian ancestry) A father.
(Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism) A holy man, a spiritual leader.
(India, dated) A baby, child.
In baby talk, often used for a variety of words beginning with b, such as bottle or blanket.
Anagrams
• AABB, Abba, abab, abba
Source: Wiktionary
Ba"ba, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A kind of plum cake.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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