In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LIDO
lido
(noun) a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lido (plural lidos)
(British) Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
(British) An outdoor swimming pool.
Usage notes
• The first pronunciation (with /aÉŞ/) is more common, but the second more closely imitates the Italian pronunciation.
Anagrams
• Lodi, OLDI, diol, idol, loid, olid
Source: Wiktionary
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