Word origins

• boeufA bovine.
• oxalicOf or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.
• AmielA surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
• seaua pottery pail
• marigotA side-stream or tributary rivulet in West Africa.
• BelcourtA surname from French.
• mystifyTo thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
• GiguereA surname from French.
• redactionAn edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.
• polytheismThe belief in the existence of multiple gods.
• rebuffA sudden resistance or refusal.
• BouletA surname from French.
• moulinsA town and commune, the capital of Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
• balconetteA false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window-opening reaching to the floor, and resembling a balcony when the window is open.
• crinhorsehair fabric
• BettencourtA surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name].
• BroglieA commune and village in Eure department, Normandy, France.
• ideologueOne who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate.
• ArlonThe largest city and provincial capital of Luxemburg, Wallonia, Belgium
• MartheA female given name from French or Norwegian, equivalent to English Martha.
• auricOf or pertaining to trivalent gold.
• BernardinA surname from French.
• LauzonA surname.
• insolationThe incident radiant energy emitted by the sun which reaches a unit area over a period of time, typically measured over a horizontal area at the Earth's surface or at the top of Earth's atmosphere.
• TuileriesA palace in Paris, France which was built in the 16th century and destroyed by fire in 1871.
• LamoureuxA surname from French.
• contiguityA state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
• mummificationThe preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.
• sondeProbe; sound.
• agoutiA rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
• PinardA surname from French originating in France.
• festoonAn ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
• LachapelleA surname from French.
• cadavericPertaining to a corpse.
• mercuricPertaining to or derived from mercury.
• MarietteA female given name from French.
• FenelonA surname.
• BlanchetA surname from French.
• MustiqueAn island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
• RoscoffA kind of sweet pink onion from Brittany in France.
• pompadourA women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.
• BastogneA city in Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium.
• immobilizeTo render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
• paillardA slice of meat pounded thin and grilled.
• calorificRelating to calories.
• surtaxAn additional or extra tax.
• gateauA rich, usually iced, cake.
• magnonA quantum of a spin wave.
• commissariatA supply of food.
• LibrevilleThe capital city of Gabon.
• LalanneA surname from French.
• BelleroseA surname from French.
• RabelaisA surname from French.
• autocratAn absolute ruler with infinite power.
• quadratAn area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc.
• bariteA mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.
• alewifeA woman who keeps an alehouse.
• comedienneA female comedian.
• MendeA large West African ethnic group, speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
• NouakchottThe capital city of Mauritania.
• steleAn upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
• commissaireThe judge of a bicycle race.
• tacticianA person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.
• crapeMourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.
• amantA lover, especially if illicit; a paramour.
• KerguelenA French surname from Breton.
• remiseTo send or give back.
• allemandeA popular instrumental dance form in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite, generally the first or second movement.
• cramponAn attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
• chanteuseA female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
• PanhardA surname from French.
• butyricOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
• cabasA flat workbasket, reticule, or handbag, usually used by women.
• fonderA surname from French.
• violonA kind of organ stop producing a string-like sound.
• mordantHaving or showing a sharp or critical quality.
• echelleAn echelle grating.
• doyenA commander in charge of ten men.
• escargotA dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
• PhilbertA surname from French.
• racemicContaining equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.
• SauveA surname from French.
• revetmentA layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
• crevasseA crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.
• marechalA surname from French.
• CoralieA female given name from French.
• PinelA surname from French.
• emballageAn artwork having a motif of wrapping or concealment.
• VannesA town and commune, a prefecture of Morbihan department, Brittany, France.
• coulisA thick sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish.
• DumaisA surname from French.
• rizlaA rolling paper.
• pirouetteA whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
• bagasseThe residue from processing sugar cane or other plants such as sorghum or sugar beet after the juice is extracted.
• ibogaineA naturally-occurring psychoactive compound found in a number of plants, principally iboga (Tabernanthe iboga), and used for medicinal and ritual purposes in African spiritual traditions of the Bwiti. Its use in opioid addiction treatment seems promising but has safety issues.
• HellenismAny of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, religion, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.
• VibertA surname from French.
• defeatistOf or relating to defeatism.
• PlaquemineA city, the parish seat of Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States.
• scaramoucheA tumbler; an acrobat.