In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PIMENTO
pimento, pimiento
(noun) fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pimento (plural pimentos or pimentoes)
A red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.
A tropical berry used to make allspice.
The tree on which it grows.
Synonyms
• (red sweet pepper): cherry pepper, pimiento, Spanish paprika
• (tropical berry): allspice
Anagrams
• emption
Source: Wiktionary
Pi*men"to, n. Etym: [Sp. pimiento, pimienta; cf. Pg. pimenta, F. piment; all fr. L. pigmentum a paint, pigment, the juice of plants; hence, something spicy and aromatic. See Pigment.] (Bot.)
Definition: Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See Allspice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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