In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MONOSYLLABLE
monosyllable, monosyllabic word
(noun) a word or utterance of one syllable
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
monosyllable (plural monosyllables)
A word of one syllable.
(UK, slang, obsolete) A euphemism for the word cunt
Source: Wiktionary
Mon"o*syl`la*ble, n. Etym: [L. monosyllabus of one syllable, Gr. monosyllabe. See Mono-, Syllable.]
Definition: A word of one syllable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
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