Word origins

• tartuffeA religious hypocrite.
• TouraineA historical province of France, extant until 1790 whose capital was Tours.
• GarantA surname from French.
• preeto heed, to take notice of or pay attention to
• RobichauxA surname from French.
• coupeeA motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.
• pavaneA musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries.
• ChenaultA surname from French.
• NyonA municipality and district (Nyon District) in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
• NeveuA surname from French.
• VillonA surname from French.
• corbeauThe black vulture, Coragyps atratus.
• phantasmagoriaA popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.
• boulangerieA French or French-style bakery.
• FerlandA surname from French.
• ivryA surname from Hebrew.
• CalameA surname from French.
• chateaubriandA thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
• tapenadeA Provençal dish consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, anchovies, and olive oil, usually eaten with bread as an hors d'œuvre.
• DelageA surname from French.
• burinA chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.
• coiffureHairstyle.
• brassardAn item of plate armor that protects the arm.
• alimentFood.
• ignominyGreat dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
• SfaxA city in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia.
• DuplessisA surname from French
• ValjeanA surname from French.
• LareauA surname from French.
• poseurOne who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
• brazeTo cover with brass, or as with brass.
• MontreuilA commune in Seine-Saint-Denis Department, Île-de-France, France.
• TanguyA surname from French [in turn from Breton].
• intussusceptionThe invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
• megalomaniaA psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
• FilionA surname from French.
• tirageThe drawing of wine from its barrel.
• plancheA position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.
• enceintePregnant.
• capitaineA captain.
• aconiteThe herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
• pachydermA member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.
• morceauA small bit; a morsel or snippet.
• tigeA steel pin in early rifles.
• culottesA type of loose shorts which look like a skirt; a divided skirt.
• CharleboisA surname from French.
• ratatouilleA traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant.
• statuesqueResembling or characteristic of a statue.
• factureThe act or manner of making or doing anything, especially of a literary, musical, or pictorial production.
• grippeInfluenza, the flu.
• ThibeaultA surname from French.
• piotA surname.
• minitelA Minitel terminal
• CastresA commune in Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, France.
• bouchonA piece of tubing forming the pivot holes in watch and clock plates.
• SancerreA French wine from Sancerre.
• carpelA constituent part of a flower pistil: the female reproductive organs in a flower. A carpel is composed of an ovary, a style, and a stigma, although some flowers have carpels without a distinct style. In origin, carpels are leaves (megasporophylls) that have evolved to enclose the ovules. A pistil may be composed of a single carpel or of several carpels fused together.
• LabbeA surname from French.
• lullyWet or drying linen.
• GingrasA surname from French.
• DesmaraisA surname from French, equivalent to English Marsh.
• RigaudA surname from French.
• aspicA meat or fish jelly.
• JacquotA surname from French.
• VerdierA surname from French.
• BelisleA surname from French.
• GuionA surname from French.
• ragouta stew of meat and vegetables mixed together
• loretteA woman of low morals, especially associated with the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette district of Paris.
• EloiA group of people who have been domesticated or intentionally dumbed down.
• pterodactylA pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus.
• AounA surname from Arabic.
• LatouretteA surname from French.
• avertissementA warning; used to indicate a minor rule infraction by one of the fencers
• osierA willow, of species Salix viminalis, growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America, considered the best willow for wickerwork.
• BeaupreA surname from French.
• AbenakiA member of an Algonquian First People from northeastern North America, mainly Maine and Quebec.
• balconA surname.
• pulsionThe act of driving forward; propulsion.
• LarriveeA surname from French.
• dramaturgyThe art of dramatic composition for the stage.
• FrechetteA surname from French.
• supermotardA vehicle used in supermoto, an off-road motorcycle equipped with tyres and rims designed for road racing.
• casqueA helmet.
• PlamondonA surname from French.
• RobarA surname.
• quatrainA poem in four lines.
• PigalleA neighbourhood of Paris, France.
• alexandersAny of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
• DemorestA surname from French.
• collineA small hill or mount.
• sondageA small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench.
• fraiseTo put in danger, in terror, or at risk.
• ChazalThe sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E.
• pontonA surname.
• lambicA midstrength, traditional Belgian and Flemish sour beer of spontaneous fermentation.
• NieuportA city and municipality of West Flanders, Belgium.
• buskTo solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
• pineauAn alcoholic drink made from unfermented grape juice and cognac.
• argotA secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.