English words from French
- GrassetA surname from French.
- ChoquetA surname from French [in turn from Picard].
- DaudetA surname from French.
- chichThe chickpea.
- gastronomea lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet
- CousyA surname from French.
- curetteA hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.
- TrepanierA surname from French.
- odalisqueA female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
- picricDesignating a type of bitter yellow acid.
- GiardA surname from French.
- BernardyA surname from French.
- religieuseA nun.
- orangetteA candied orange peel, usually covered in dark or milk chocolate.
- cabotageThe transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.
- ThebergeA surname from French.
- nandurhea (large, flightless birds)
- androgyneA person who is androgynous.
- DulongA surname from French.
- moilTo toil, to work hard.
- JutrasA surname from French.
- GuindonA surname from French.
- deglazeTo remove glaze from.
- MerillatA surname from French.
- zadA militant open-air demonstration in the form of a defended squat.
- roquetteA herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.
- ThermidorA counterrevolution; a coup d'état resembling the Thermidorian Reaction.
- MaroisA surname from French
- HurtubiseA surname from French
- dentilAny one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.
- eglantineA Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.
- euphoniousOf sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.
- seraphinA male given name from Latin.
- ChachereA surname from French.
- fusilladeThe simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.
- baignoireA box of the lowest tier in a theatre.
- jabotA cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.
- ShanelleA female given name of African-American usage.
- babulA tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.
- peignoirA long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear.
- GuilletA surname from French.
- AngevinOf, from or relating to Anjou, a former province of France (previously a county, duchy and the associated House of Anjou), now part of the administrative regions of Pays de la Loire, Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- charbonA small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated.
- magnetonAny of several units of magnetic moment of an atom, molecule or subatomic particle.
- hausseA kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm or cannon.
- torsadeA decoration, especially on hats, made from twisted ribbon
- etiolatedOf a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
- PrunierA surname from French.
- MontagnaisA subdivision of the Innu people of Canada.
- kepiA cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
- BazilleA surname from French.
- brocardA legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule.
- NabeulA city on the Cap Bon Peninsula in Tunisia.
- poitrineThe breastplate of a knight's armour.
- voletA shutter on a window.
- insoucianceCarelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
- pantaloonAn aging buffoon.
- BissonnetA surname from French.
- velocipedeAn early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
- passerelleA gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
- panegyricA formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
- ArmelA surname from French.
- LessepsA surname from French.
- DagueA surname from French.
- BarbinA surname from French.
- gallinuleA bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.
- hippogriffa mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.
- AmazighA member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.
- atavismThe reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
- ForeeA surname from French.
- BellotA surname.
- ArseneaultA surname from French.
- AchardA surname from French.
- BoisclairA surname from French.
- charivariThe noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
- domestiqueA cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team's designated leaders (for example, by riding in front of them to create a slipstream, or to set the pace), even if at the expense of their own individual performance.
- iambA metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
- MoisanA surname from French.
- marocainA heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel.
- archimandriteThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
- CoaticookA river in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
- dupionA double cocoon, made by two silkworms.
- negressA black female.
- GoudreauA surname from French.
- philomeneThe nightingale.
- gangueThe earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.
- connaisseurA specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
- GeorgineA female given name from French.
- peristyleA colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
- BardetA surname from French.
- soukousA genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s.
- MatignonA commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.
- concretionThe process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.
- danseuseA female dancer
- navetteA shuttle bus in France.
- dadaismThe cultural movement of Dada.
- KairouanA city in Tunisia.
- narratologyThe study of narrative structure.
- declivityThe downward slope of a curve.
- rougetA porcine infectuous disease.