Word origins

• peristyleA colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
• BardetA surname from French.
• MatignonA commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.
• concretionThe process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.
• danseuseA female dancer
• navetteA shuttle bus in France.
• dadaismThe cultural movement of Dada.
• KairouanA city in Tunisia.
• rougetA porcine infectuous disease.
• DaigneaultA surname.
• LetellierA surname from French.
• assonanceThe repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
• vacherinA soft cow's-milk cheese from France and Switzerland.
• prelatureprelates in general
• palmierA type of puff pastry biscuit made in the shape of a palm leaf and rolled in sugar.
• JacotA surname from French.
• chanteurA male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
• GrenelleA commune of Seine department, France.
• JunodA surname from French.
• creperieA restaurant that specializes in crêpes.
• GametA surname.
• MorneaultA surname from French.
• PouponA surname from French
• GibertA surname.
• pipistrelleAny of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.
• FaucheuxA surname from French.
• BourdinA surname from French.
• mesdamesplural of Madam (“polite form of address for a woman or lady”)
• tremblementAn action or condition of trembling; a tremor.
• VerretA surname from French.
• AmiraultA surname from French.
• amendeA monetary punishment; a fine.
• DucheneA surname from French.
• champignonAny mushroom of the genus Agaricus.
• ParizeauA surname from French.
• ChaourceA soft, creamy French cow's-milk cheese with a white rind.
• squillA European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties
• PavieA city in Gers department, France.
• DuhaimeA surname from French.
• clairaudienceThe power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing.
• banquetteA narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers.
• OzanneA surname from French.
• prestidigitationA performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands.
• graticuleThe network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system such as the one used for charts and maps of the Earth.
• MontgolfierA surname from French.
• AnjouanFrom Anjou.
• BossardA surname from French.
• confiturea preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
• concisionSynonym of conciseness (“brevity or terseness”).
• AmiotA surname from French.
• PabonA surname from Spanish.
• insectivoreInsect-eating animal or plant.
• allumetteA matchstick.
• SignoretA surname from French.
• VigneaultA surname from French.
• insouciantCasually unconcerned; carefree, indifferent, nonchalant.
• espalierA latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence.
• GuerryA surname from French.
• daubeA stew of braised meat, usually beef.
• garronA small and usually disdained type of horse, typically bred in Scotland and Ireland.
• MersereauA surname from French.
• libelleA pamphlet or book that slanders a public political figure.
• AssoulineA surname from French.
• agamiA South American bird, Psophia crepitans, allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated.
• charrierA surname from French.
• GeoffrionA surname from French.
• ouvrierA French labourer or manual worker.
• cannellecinnamon
• CharlineA female given name from French, equivalent to English Charlene.
• baliseAn electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway.
• flageoletA type of small flute of the fipple family.
• lutherieThe craft of making stringed musical instruments.
• PlasseA surname from French.
• FralinA surname from French.
• decapodHaving ten legs.
• mouflonA species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica.
• disquisitionA methodical inquiry or investigation.
• amouretteA petty love affair.
• foibleA quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
• dubonnetThe reddish purple colour of the apéritif Dubonnet.
• indienneA type of elaborately patterned textile produced in Europe between the 17th and 19th centuries.
• FaubertA surname from French.
• VarinA surname from French.
• ChampouxA surname from French.
• GaudreaultA surname from French
• NoletA surname from French.
• CondrieuA kind of white wine produced in that region.
• drolleryComical quality.
• croquetteA minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
• CabourgA coastal commune in Calvados department, Normandy, France.
• DesnoyersA surname from French.
• salepA starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as early-purple orchids (Orchis mascula).
• moquetteA kind of fabric with a thick pile used for carpeting or to upholster seating, etc.
• NeronA surname.
• assietteA plate of food, but typically a small plate containing the same food item prepared in various different ways
• ThibertA surname from French.
• UccleA municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
• LannesLannes (a village in Lot-et-Garonne department, France).
• beignetA fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
• RejeanA male given name from French; masculine of Rejeanne