In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VARAN
monitor, monitor lizard, varan
(noun) any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
varan (plural varans)
The monitor lizard.
Anagrams
• Arnav, Narva, Navar, Varna, Vrana, navar, varna
Source: Wiktionary
Va"ran, n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The monitor. See Monitor, 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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