In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OUZO
ouzo
(noun) a Greek liquor flavored with anise
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ouzo (countable and uncountable, plural ouzos)
(uncountable) An anise-flavoured aperitif, originating in Greece.
(countable) A serving of this drink.
Source: Wiktionary
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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