In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
galanga (plural galangas)
Alternative spelling of galangal
Source: Wiktionary
Ga*lan"ga, Ga*lan"gal, n.Etym: [OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanj. ]
Definition: The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kæmpferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.