In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PITAHAYA
pitahaya
(noun) highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pitahaya (plural pitahayas)
Alternative form of pitaya
Source: Wiktionary
Pit`a*ha"ya, n. Etym: [Sp., prob. from the native name.] (Bot.)
Definition: A cactaceous shrub (Cereus Pitajaya) of tropical America, which yields a delicious fruit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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