In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
schmaltz, shmaltz, schmalz
(noun) (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
Source: WordNet® 3.1
schmalz (uncountable)
Alternative form of schmaltz
Source: Wiktionary
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.