In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MORELLO
morello
(noun) cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice
morello, Prunus cerasus austera
(noun) any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
morello (plural morellos or morelloes)
A variety of cultivated cherry, Prunus cerasus 'austera', having a dark skin
Proper noun
Morello (plural Morellos)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Morello is the 9853rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3283 individuals. Morello is most common among White (88.21%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*rel"lo, n. Etym: [Cf. It. morello blackish, OF. morel. Cf. Morelle.] (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of nearly black cherry with dark red flesh and juice, -- used chiefly for preserving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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