In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GOOMBAY
Etymology
Noun
goombay (countable and uncountable, plural goombays)
(music, dance, Bahamas, countable) A type of traditional Bahamian drum.
(music, dance, Bahamas, uncountable) A genre of folk music played with this drum.
(music, dance, Bahamas) A dance associated with this music genre.
Source: Wiktionary
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