In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TAMARINDO
tamarind, tamarindo
(noun) large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys
tamarind, tamarind tree, tamarindo, Tamarindus indica
(noun) long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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