In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MULLIGATAWNY
mulligatawny
(noun) a soup of eastern India that is flavored with curry; prepared with a meat or chicken base
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mulligatawny (countable and uncountable, plural mulligatawnies)
An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning.
Source: Wiktionary
Mul`li*ga*taw"ny, n.
Definition: See Mullagatawny.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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