In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BALBOA
Balboa, Vasco Nunez de Balboa
(noun) Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
balboa
(noun) the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Balboa (plural Balboas)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Balboa is the 12339th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2520 individuals. Balboa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.23%) and White (11.15%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
balboa (plural balboas)
The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos
Source: Wiktionary
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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