Word origins

• CadixA village and commune of Tarn department, Occitania, France.
• cafardDepression; melancholy.
• caféA coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
• café au laitCoffee mixed with hot milk as a drink; white coffee; (countable) a serving of this.
• café-chantantAn outdoor café in which musical performances were given
• café espressoCoffee made in the espresso style.
• café mochaSynonym of mocha (“type of coffee”).
• café noirA cup of black coffee.
• café noisetteAn espresso with a dash of hot milk. It is a hazelnut color. The hot milk is either poured in by the barista before serving, or served in a small pot for the drinker to pour.
• cafetièreA cylindrical glass or metal jug, fitted with a filter on a rod, used to make coffee.
• cagotA member of a persecuted minority in south-western France.
• cagouleA lightweight waterproof parka.
• CaillatA surname from French.
• CaillierA surname from French.
• CaillouetA surname from French.
• caiqueA small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.
• caïquejeeA person who rows a caique.
• CajusteA surname from French.
• caladeA slope or declivity in a manège ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to its haunches.
• calambacA fragrant wood; agalloch.
• calamintAny species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha, now often included in Clinopodium.
• calculeA reckoning; computation.
• calècheA type of carriage with low wheels, especially pulled by horses.
• calembourA pun.
• calissonA Provençal diamond-shaped confection made with ground almonds.
• CalixteA surname from French.
• calligramA word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.
• CallovianA subdivision of the Jurassic period.
• calorifereAn apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.
• calotteA skullcap worn by Roman Catholic priests.
• caloyerA reclusive monk of the Greek Orthodox Church.
• camaieuA style of painting in a small range of monochrome colours.
• camailA piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and shoulders, replacing the whole-head coif.
• cambréA bending at the waist in any direction.
• CamezindA surname from French.
• camionetteA van.
• camoufletThe resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
• camoufleurA camouflage specialist of the First or Second World War.
• campagnolA vole (US, Canada: field mouse), Microtus agrestis that often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds.
• campaneA bell, or bell-shaped thing.
• canapéAn hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.
• cancaneuseA female cancan dancer.
• caneléA small French pastry (from Bordeaux) with a soft center and a golden crust, made with rum-flavoured crepe batter, cooked in small molds.
• canetteA kind of stoneware vessel.
• caniculeSynonym of dog days.
• CanigouA mountain the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southern France.
• cannelonA fluted mold.
• cannelureA ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling.
• cannoneerAn artillery soldier who maintains and operates (historical) a cannon, or (now) some other piece of heavy artillery.
• cantinièreA woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandière.
• caouka high stiff Turkish hat around which a turban is typically wound or folded
• capelineA steel skullcap formerly worn by members of the military.
• Cap FerretA cape in Lège-Cap-Ferret, Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Metropolitan France, France, separating Arcachon Bay, Gascony, from the Atlantic
• Cap-HaïtienA city on the north coast of Haiti.
• capharnaumA disorderly jumble; marked by a disorderly accumulation of objects.
• capillaireA syrup prepared from the maidenhair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties.
• capilotadeA type of stew, typically of several different meats.
• Capitale-NationaleA region of Quebec, Canada.
• caporalA type of shag tobacco.
• capotA winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points.
• CappeAn English surname.
• carabineTo attach via carabiner.
• carabineerA cavalry soldier.
• caracoleA half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage.
• carbonadea stew of meat cooked in beer
• carcajouSynonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family)
• cargasonA cargo; a load of goods transported.
• caricaturesquecartoon-like
• carillonneurSynonym of carillonist.
• carioleA small, light, open one-horse carriage.
• carmagnoleA popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
• CarmauxA town and commune of Tarn department, Occitania, France.
• carocheA form of stately carriage or chariot
• carotteA cylindrical roll of tobacco
• caroubiercarob (tree)
• carreauA Haitian unit of land, 100 square pas: roughly 1.3 hectares or 3.2 acres.
• Carré de l'EstA French cheese made from cow milk with a smoky bacon flavour.
• carte anglaiseThe third card to be drawn by the dealer in the game of faro (after the soda and the banker's card), placed on the left of the shoe for the players.
• carte blancheUnlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.
• carte de visiteA business card
• carte soleilThe Quebec medicare card.
• cartonnageThe papyrus used to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt.
• carton-pierrePapier-mâché that has been made to resemble wood, stone, or metal, used as decoration.
• casaquinA kind of short gown associated with French working-class or peasant women.
• casemateA bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannons may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering troops.
• casernA lodging for soldiers in a garrison town (formerly usually near the rampart); a barracks.
• casse-crouteA greasy spoon, a hole-in-the-wall, a small restaurant
• casseroladeA form of protest in which people create noise with pots and pans.
• cassoleA roughly conical earthenware vessel, glazed inside, used in cooking.
• cassoletteA box or vase with a perforated cover to emit perfumes.
• cassonaderaw unrefined cane sugar
• CastelbiagueA village in Haute-Garonne department, France.
• CastelnaudaryA commune in Aude department, Occitania, France.
• catafalqueA platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
• CatalabutteA character in the ballet The Sleeping Beauty
• catalogue raisonnéA complete index, usually with descriptions and reproductions, of a body of work, such as all the creations of a single artist.
• cataphileA type of urban explorer who visits the ancient catacombs and quarries linked by tunnels beneath Paris, France.
• CatelleA surname from French.
• cathiodermieA form of electrotherapy supposed to revitalize the skin.
• cauchemarA demon or witch in French folklore that drains a sleeping person's energy by night.