In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CICALE
CICALA
cicada, cicala
(noun) stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
CICALA
Ci*ca"la, n. Etym: [It., fr. L. cicada.]
Definition: A cicada. See Cicada. "At eve a dry cicala sung." Tennison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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