In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SIRENIAN
Etymology
Noun
sirenian (plural sirenians)
(zoology) Any of a group of aquatic, herbivorous mammals, of the order Sirenia, including the manatees and dugong.
Synonyms
• sea cow
Anagrams
• arsinine
Source: Wiktionary
Si*re"ni*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of Sirenia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
28 January 2025
TAD
(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”
Coffee Trivia
