Word origins

• soumA surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
• soup du jourSoup of the day; today's soup; whatever soup is sold under that name in a particular restaurant and/or on a particular day.
• sourdelineA kind of small bagpipe.
• SouriauA surname from French.
• sous-Under.
• sous-chefThe chef underneath the head chef in the chef's hierarchy.
• sous-videIn the manner of heating in an airtight bag for an extended period of time at relatively low, but tightly controlled temperature.
• soutacheA narrow braid often decorated with a herringbone pattern
• soutaneA long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.
• souteneurA man who protects, and commonly compels, a prostitute of any gender and lives off the earnings; a pimp. Originally a Parisian term, but since adopted into other languages such as English.
• souverainistA supporter of souverainism.
• spadassina fighter, duelist.
• spadilleThe ace of spades in ombre and quadrille.
• spahiAn Ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system.
• sparadrapA cerecloth.
• spathiformResembling spar in form.
• spationautA French astronaut.
• speakerineA female speaker.
• SpézetA village in Finistère department, Brittany, France.
• sphenetitanite
• spiritrompeSynonym of haustellum (“sucking organ”).
• spirituelleShowing great grace and delicacy.
• sporuleA small spore
• SPVMMontreal police service — the police for the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• stagiaireAn amateur rider who is taken in by a professional team during the season.
• St. AlbertA city in Alberta, Canada; a suburb of Edmonton
• St. AndreA surname from French.
• StaquetA surname from French.
• stasiologyThe study of political parties.
• staturoponderalConcerning the height and weight of a person.
• steak DianeA filet mignon, often cooked at the table in a restaurant, seasoned with garlic and black pepper, fried quickly in butter, and flambéed in brandy.
• steak tartareA French dish made of raw minced beef steak, often served with onions, capers and other ingredients.
• stupiditéSynonym of stupidity.
• St. VithA city in the province of Liege in Belgium, belonging to the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
• style briséAn irregular arpeggiated texture in baroque music.
• Sublime PorteThe monumental portal at the Ottoman palace where the supreme tribunals were held; became the surname of the first palace in Bursa, transferred to the even grander Topkapı palace after the capital's transfer to Istanbul (the former Byzantine imperial capital Constantinople)
• succès de scandaleThe success of work of art due primarily to scandalous subject matter rather than artistic merit.
• succès d'estimeCritical success for a work of art, regardless of whether the work is popular with the general public.
• succès fouA tremendous success.
• sucrierA sugar producer or seller.
• Sud-EstOne of the ten departments of Haiti.
• Sud-OuestSynonym of Southwest (“a borough and region of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada”).
• suintA substance obtained from the dried perspiration of sheep wool, it is of a fatty and earthy consistency and contains potassium salts.
• SupervielleA surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
• SupervilleA surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
• suradditionSomething added or appended, as to a name.
• Sûretéthe civilian national police forces in some French speaking countries (e.g. Algeria and Morocco)
• suricateThe meerkat, a member of the mongoose family.
• surmitto surmise.
• surmoulageThe fraudulent practice of taking a casting directly from a sculpture rather than from the artist's original.
• surmulotThe brown rat.
• surrenalSynonym of suprarenal (“above the kidneys”).
• SyldaviaAn imaginary country located in the Balkans and enemy of Borduria, in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin.
• sylphidA young or little sylph.
• sylvanerA variety of white grape originally from central Europe.
• symmetrizeTo make or become symmetric.
• sympathicSympathetic.
• symphonietteA sinfonietta.
• syndicalOf or pertaining to a syndicate
• syntagmaticOf or pertaining to a syntagma.
• tabagieA traditional festivity among the Algonquin peoples of Eastern Canada.
• tableau vivantA tableau (group scene resembling a painting).
• table d'hôteA menu offering a complete meal, with little choice, at a fixed price.
• tablierChessboard.
• tacahoutA small gall formed on the tamarisk, used as a source of gallic acid.
• tac-au-tacThe parry which is connected with a riposte.
• TachéA rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
• tachisteAn artist working in the style of tachism.
• TadjouraA town in Djibouti.
• TadjourahA region of Djibouti.
• tailleurA woman's tailored suit.
• TaïwaneseTaiwanese.
• TalagrandA surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
• talapoinA monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face.
• talkie-walkieA walkie-talkie.
• TallandierA surname from French.
• talmousea pastry shell with a filling of cheese
• tal qualUnprocessed and unculled, by weight.
• tamanoirgiant anteater
• tamisA culinary strainer, originally made from worsted cloth.
• tantièmeThe share of profits paid to the management or to the board of directors under a profit sharing scheme.
• tant mieuxIt's a good thing; so much the better; fortunately; used to express that a chance happening is favorable.
• tant pisso much the worse
• tapissierA tapestry-maker.
• Tarascon-sur-AriègeA city in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
• TardenoisA region of northern France.
• TaroudantA Moroccan city located in the Souss Valley in the southern part of the country.
• tarseThe penis.
• tarte flambéeA baked dish consisting of a thin, crispy bread base covered with crème fraîche, usually topped with onion and bacon.
• tarte tatinA type of upside-down cake in which the fruit, usually apples, is caramelized in butter and sugar.
• tartrelicOf or pertaining to a tartrate or tartaric acid.
• tartrelic acidAn anhydride, C₄H₄O₅, of tartaric acid.
• tas-de-chargeThe lower courses of ribs of a Gothic vault, laid horizontally and bonded into the wall, forming a solid mass.
• tastevinA small, shallow cup or saucer with a reflective surface, traditionally used by winemakers and sommeliers when judging the maturity and taste of a wine.
• TataouineA city in southern Tunisia.
• tatonnementAn iterative auction process by which an exchange equilibrium is imagined to be achieved.
• technemeA simple technical element that is combined with other technemes within technological evolution.
• TeilhetA village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
• teinturecolour; tinge; tincture
• telecabinA type of cable car used as a ski lift.