In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DURUM
durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum, macaroni wheat
(noun) wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
durum (usually uncountable, plural durums)
(often used attributively) Ellipsis of durum wheat.
Source: Wiktionary
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