Word origins

• LaurentidesA region of Quebec, Canada.
• immanenceThe state of being immanent; inherency.
• DevereA surname from French.
• LefortA surname from French.
• PhilibertA male given name from French.
• LegrosA surname from French.
• incandescencethe emission of visible light by a hot body
• blondinA specialized type of material ropeway that incorporates a mechanism to raise and lower loads vertically from the suspended ropeway.
• doctrinaireA person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
• bouillabaisseA type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France.
• gerbeA (wheat) sheaf.
• NinetteA female given name.
• adenoidOf or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
• CLSCA nonprofit community center in Quebec that offers public health service; a community medical clinic.
• inanityThe property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.
• peplumA peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth folded back upon itself halfway down so that the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist. Compare the Roman palla.
• visonAn American mink (Neogale vison).
• egoistAn advocate of egoism.
• BeaucheminA surname from French.
• RoburA male given name from Latin.
• graphyA particular spelling or written form, in the context of the French language.
• celestaA musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
• LartigueA surname from French.
• andouilleA spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
• SoucyA surname from French.
• PrieurA surname from French.
• aiguilleA needle-shaped peak.
• chanterelleA widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.
• PrigogineA surname from Russian, variant of Prigozhin
• pitonA spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).
• RozierA surname from French.
• SoulierA surname from French.
• VasseurA surname.
• remisA draw.
• finityThe state or characteristic of being limited in number or scope.
• BenoistA surname from French, equivalent to English Benedict.
• secateursSmall, handheld pruning shears.
• MorissetA surname from French.
• ClarisseSynonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly such a nun who followed the original rules of Saint Clare of Assisi.
• LevequeA surname from French.
• DesrochesThe main island of the Amirante Islands, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.
• TrudelA surname from French.
• servalA medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.
• perianthThe sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
• alembicAn early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
• KanakAn indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia.
• intertextualityThe idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit.
• DanlosA surname from French.
• iodeSynonym of iodine.
• DuvalierA surname from French; especially when referring to François Duvalier and Jean-Claude Duvalier, 34th and 35th presidents of Haiti
• aquarelleA watercolour (painting)
• ingenueAn innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.
• effervescenceThe escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.
• ProvencherA surname from French.
• eukaryoteAny of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
• dioriteA grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.
• FreemantleA suburb of the city of Southampton, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4012).
• HuotA surname from French
• loirdormouse
• embouchureThe use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.
• symbolistOf or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century European arts and literature
• mansardhaving two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper
• LuberonA mountain range in Vaucluse and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence departments, France.
• disorientTo cause to lose orientation or direction.
• courgetteA particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.
• fontanelleA soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.
• MatonA surname.
• DuguayA surname from French.
• GaetanA male given name from French, equivalent to English Cajetan.
• oligarchA member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
• MailhotA surname from French.
• LacasseA surname from French.
• motardA supermotard.
• ramekinA small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served.
• PlourdeA surname from French.
• comiqueA comic actor or singer.
• DaoustA surname from French, equivalent to English August or Austin.
• AudetteA surname from French.
• cassouletA rich stew originating in southwest France containing beans and meat.
• rafaleA short, intense burst of artillery fire from a number of weapons fired with the intention of overwhelming resistance or routing an attacking force.
• nationalizeTo make into, or to become, a nation.
• boutonniereA small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.
• laisseA section of verse concerning a single theme; tirade.
• DupinA surname from French.
• cortegeA ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or following a monarch.
• patteA narrow band keeping a belt or sash in its place.
• MondorA surname from French.
• cancanA high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
• becquerelIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
• vocaliseA vocal exercise performed by singing one or more vowels without actually forming any words.
• macaroonA soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.
• ovuleThe structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
• indisciplineLack of discipline.
• nonchalanceIndifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.
• BelliardA surname from French.
• mixteA kind of bicycle frame where the top tube of the traditional diamond frame is replaced with a pair of smaller lateral tubes running from the top of the head tube all the way back to the rear axle, connecting at the seat tube on the way.
• jacobinSynonym of Dominican, a member of the Dominican Order, particularly its French chapter.
• FanfanA surname.
• OuarzazateA city in Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco.
• ParmentierA surname from French, equivalent to English Taylor or Snyder.