English words from French
- gouramiAn edible freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae.
- sepalOne of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.
- lunetteA small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape.
- braiseA dish (usually meat) prepared by braising.
- LorangerA surname from French.
- burbotA freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.
- GrondinA surname from French.
- vernissageA private viewing of an art exhibition before it opens to the public.
- YonneA department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Auxerre.
- grecqueAn ornament of Greek origin, or Greek-style, especially a fretwork
- GrignonA surname from French.
- sabayonSynonym of zabaglione.
- berlineA sedan-type (saloon-type) car.
- etagereA piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying ornaments.
- CrecyA surname.
- timbaleA drum-shaped mould used to cook food.
- poiluA French infantryman during the First World War
- muidAn old French liquid measure of approximately 274.2 litres.
- reversA lapel of a garment, turned back to show the reverse side.
- denatureTo take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person).
- LaffitteA surname from French.
- BienneA town and municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.
- randonA male given name.
- chaconneA slow, stately Baroque dance.
- anomalSomething anomalous, especially an irregular word in a language.
- AbairA surname from French.
- maniocThe tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared; cassava, yuca.
- chatonCollet, bezel (around a jewel, on a ring).
- diabaseA fine-grained igneous rock composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar.
- jettonA surname.
- lexicographerOne who writes or compiles a dictionary.
- BezansonA surname from French.
- LattyA surname from French.
- framboiseRaspberry liqueur.
- LivernoisA surname from French.
- toisonA fleece.
- PommierA surname from French.
- MarjolaineA female given name from French.
- actiniumA radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.
- thymola monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming
- maundA wicker basket.
- orangeryA greenhouse in which orange trees are grown.
- planchetA flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin.
- presentimentA premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.
- ImbertA surname from Catalan or French.
- LariviereA surname from French.
- salsifyAny of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers.
- GaudreauA surname from French.
- geleeAny gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- TetreaultAn ethnic French surname from French.
- nominalismA doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.
- MolletA surname from French.
- sericultureThe rearing of silkworms for the production of silk.
- lyonnaiseCooked with onions, especially caramelized onions.
- PetitjeanA surname from French.
- GuerrierA surname from French.
- fougereA surname from French.
- cantalA type of cheese originally made in the south of France.
- maladroitNot adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.
- dedansA division, at one end of a tennis court, for spectators.
- chypreAny of several perfumes having a citrus top note and woody base notes.
- PortierA surname from French, equivalent to English Porter.
- FaivreA surname from French.
- sashayA chassé.
- croutonA small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
- RobartA surname from French.
- trochanterIn vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.
- ceintureA belt or girdle.
- limmerA rogue; a low, base fellow.
- drapCloth.
- MontagnardA member of La Montagne (The Mountain), a French political group active 1792-1799 during the French Revolution of 1789.
- haricotSynonym of common bean.
- MauricieAn administrative region of Quebec, Canada.
- deglutitionThe act or process of swallowing.
- maistreA surname from French.
- prehensileAble to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
- suppliantEntreating with humility; supplicant.
- vedetteA sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger.
- lavaliereA pussy bow.
- santonA Muslim holy man.
- PellegrinA surname from French.
- OutremontA borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- simarA woman's loose, long dress or robe; sometimes specifically, an undergarment or chemise.
- organolepticOf or pertaining to the sensory properties of a particular food or chemical, the taste, colour, odour, and feel.
- commanderyThe smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
- verticalityVerticalness; the state or condition of being vertical.
- LedeeA surname from French.
- servomotorAn electric motor in a servomechanism, especially one which incorporates feedback so it accurately positions the device.
- couvertcover charge
- decapitateTo remove the head of.
- mesmerismThe method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions.
- carrackA large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.
- hydroceleAn abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle.
- profondeA secret pocket in a magician's coat, used in vanishing tricks etc.
- boodyTo sulk or mope.
- biopowerThe sum of the various techniques used by modern nation-states to control not individual subjects but their entire populations, as contrasted with traditional modes of power based on the threat of death from a sovereign.
- BeliveauA surname from French.
- rouladeAn elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.
- AlzetteA river in Europe that flows for 73 km (45 mi) from just inside France northwards through part of Luxembourg; it empties into the Sauer near Ettelbruck.
- ColombierA village in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.