In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PULQUE
pulque
(noun) fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pulque (countable and uncountable, plural pulques)
A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.
Source: Wiktionary
Pul"que, n. Etym: [Sp.]
Definition: An intoxicating Mexican drink. See Agave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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