In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Taiwan, Formosa
(noun) an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea
Taiwan, China, Nationalist China, Republic of China
(noun) a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.