In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PIDGIN
pidgin
(noun) an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pidgin (countable and uncountable, plural pidgins)
(linguistics) an amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.
Synonym: baragouin
(archaic, idiomatic) A person's business, occupation, work, or trade.
Usage notes
• Some pidgins that have developed into creoles nevertheless (confusingly) retain the word "pidgin" in their names.
Source: Wiktionary
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