In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
QINTAR
qindarka, qintar
(noun) 100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
qintar (plural qindarka or qintars)
(plural: qindarka or qintars) An Albanian coin equal to one hundredth of a lek.
(plural: qintars) A unit of measure, which varies in value depending upon the product measured; for example, a qintar of cotton might be 160 kg of cotton, 50 kg of cotton lint; a qintar of lime, 65 kg.
Source: Wiktionary
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