In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Baghdad, Bagdad, capital of Iraq
(noun) capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; “Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.