In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GRAPEFRUIT
grapefruit
(noun) large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half
grapefruit, Citrus paradisi
(noun) citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grapefruit (plural grapefruits or grapefruit)
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange.
The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
Synonyms: pomelo, shaddock, forbidden fruit
Synonyms
• (tree): grapefruit tree; Citrus Ă— paradisi; Citrus sinensis Ă— Citrus grandis, Citrus sinensis Ă— Citrus maxima
Source: Wiktionary
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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