In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Ma`ta*jue"lo (mä`ta*hwa"lo; 239), n. [Cf. Sp. matajudÃo a kind of fish.]
Definition: A large squirrel fish (Holocentrus ascensionis) of Florida and the West Indies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2024
(noun) valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.