In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PILAU
pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw
(noun) rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
pilau (countable and uncountable, plural pilaus)
Alternative spelling of pilaf
Etymology 2
Adjective
pilau (not comparable)
(Hawaii, slang) filthy
Anagrams
• Pauli, Upali
Source: Wiktionary
Pi*lau", n.
Definition: See Pillau.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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