English words from French
- OuagadougouThe capital city of Burkina Faso.
- BergsonA surname.
- menhirA single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.
- CassinA surname from French.
- schistAny of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.
- demystifyTo remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
- YpresA city in West Flanders, Belgium.
- DucharmeA surname from French.
- maillotA one-piece swimsuit for women.
- capuchinA monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
- FontenotA surname from French.
- DrouinA surname. of French origin
- TrianonEither of the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon, two royal palaces constructed in Versailles, France, in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- lavalierAn item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace.
- reticuleA reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.
- exothermicThat releases energy in the form of heat.
- BeaudryA surname from French.
- AbelardA male given name from the Germanic languages.
- petioleThe stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
- moireOriginally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat.
- debridementThe removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
- HambyA surname.
- evanescentDisappearing, vanishing.
- metoclopramideA procainamide derivative that is a dopamine D₂-receptor antagonist, given (usually as the hydrochloride) orally or by injection as an antiemetic and stimulant of gastrointestinal motility; 4-amino-5-chloro-N-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-2-methoxybenzamide, C₁₄H₂₂ClN₃O₂.
- velodromeAn indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.
- gavageA process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
- CloeA female given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Chloe.
- LamourA surname from French.
- volcanologyThe study of volcanoes.
- RimouskiA town in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada.
- conservatoireA music academy.
- GrosjeanA surname from French.
- compatriotSomebody from one's own country.
- AucoinA surname from French.
- antherThe pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
- perrotA surname from French.
- DuchenneA surname from French.
- frivolityfrivolous act
- OrneA department of Normandy, France.
- petroglyphA rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
- BouyguesA surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
- immunizeTo make someone or something immune to something.
- perliteAn amorphous volcanic glass formed by the hydration of obsidian.
- VeronA surname.
- syndicA government official having different duties depending on the country; also, a magistrate, especially one of the Chief Magistrates of Geneva, Switzerland.
- autobusA motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
- BasquiatA surname from French.
- gaiterA covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
- entierThe greatest integer not exceeding the specified number.
- interlocutorA person who takes part in dialogue or conversation: a locutive partner.
- bridgeheadAn area around the end of a bridge.
- neurolepticAn antipsychotic drug.
- contractureAn abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.
- pertinenceThe quality of being pertinent.
- inflexibilityThe quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness
- VachonA surname from French, equivalent to English Coward or Cowherd.
- gaucherCommon land for grazing cattle.
- hieroglyphicA writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds, often as a rebus.
- LongchampA commune of Côte-d'Or department, France.
- MaisonneuveA surname from French, equivalent to English Newhouse.
- cayuseA small Indian horse or pony.
- DucasseA surname from French.
- bigginA child's cap; (figuratively) childhood.
- PerretA surname.
- picotAn embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- francophonieFrench speakers, collectively; the French-speaking world.
- deismA religious philosophy and movement prominent in 17th-18th-century England, France, and what is now the United States which rejected supernatural events such as prophecy and miracles, divine revelation, and holy books or revealed religions that assert such things exist.
- PerreaultA surname from French.
- propagandistA person who disseminates propaganda.
- colloqueTo hold colloquy; to converse.
- GiraudA surname from French, equivalent to English Gerald.
- parkourAn athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.
- keratitisInflammation of the cornea.
- svelteAttractively thin; gracefully slender.
- dancyReady to dance.
- amadouA spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
- legionnaireA person who is neither a citizen nor colonial/imperial subject of the state whose military they join.
- LemarA surname from French.
- MarquandA surname from French.
- demitasseA small cup of strong black coffee.
- brouhahaA stir; a fuss or uproar.
- miladyAn English noblewoman or gentlewoman; the form of address to such a person; a lady.
- abria shelter; a cavity in a hillside; a shelter on the side of hill with an overhung rock as its roof
- ecclesialSynonym of ecclesiastical.
- fromageSynonym of cheese.
- eruptiveThat erupts or bursts forth.
- facultativeOf or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty.
- balustradeA row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
- deferentialRespectful and considerate; showing deference.
- coterieA circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
- LouisbourgAn unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- entendreA meaning, especially one that is implied rather than explicitly stated.
- reynardA fox.
- remarqueA small design etched on the margin of a plate and supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have been taken.
- PoitierA surname from French.
- terroirThe complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of wines is produced, including soil type, weather conditions, topography, and wine-making savoir-faire.
- pommeA roundel vert (green circular spot), resembling or representing an apple.
- NarbonneA town and commune in Aude department, Occitania, southern France.
- CorbetA surname from French.
- VernetA surname from French.