English words from French
- demiluneIn the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.
- chrysalidOf or relating to a chrysalis.
- comiceA cultivated variety of pear with yellowish-green and reddish skin, and having juicy flesh.
- AdourA river in southwestern France.
- barachoisA coastal lagoon partially or totally separated from the ocean by a sand or shingle bar.
- lavementA washing, a bathing.
- tuttyA powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing.
- troncA monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out between all staff, e.g. in a restaurant.
- LaugierA surname from French.
- TourangeauA surname from French.
- bouffonA style of performance focused on mockery, associated with French theater.
- colzaOilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes.
- restructurationRestructuring.
- pulverizationThe act of pulverizing.
- SenechalA surname from French.
- CampauA surname from French.
- bonzerRemarkable; wonderful; excellent; terrific.
- caprioleA leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
- LandruA surname from French.
- stereotypyExcessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures.
- bourgeoiseA female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
- licorneA type of muzzle-loading gun-howitzer used by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- PayenA surname from French.
- ChenonceauxA commune and town in Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
- SavignacA surname from French.
- ChaumetteA surname from French.
- maltreatTo treat badly, to abuse.
- greigeOf clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished.
- piquetteA drink of marc and water.
- anisetteA French alcoholic liqueur flavored with anise
- DudelangeA municipality with city status of Esch-sur-Alzette canton, in southern Luxembourg.
- BibeauA surname from French.
- SovineA surname from French.
- GuyenneA former duchy in the kingdom of France, covering northern Aquitaine.
- CayaA surname from French.
- BroceA surname from French.
- TaillonA surname from French.
- guenonA member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.
- VierzonA town and commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
- peroneThe fibula.
- boucherieA social event at which people gather to butcher and make food from an animal, especially a pig.
- pruderyThe condition of being prudish; prudishness
- fourneauThe chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.
- LangelierA surname from French.
- LafargueA surname from French.
- solidaryHaving community of interests and responsibilities; showing solidarity.
- malacologyThe study of molluscs.
- buglossAny of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.
- radiodiffusionThe act of broadcasting by radio; transmission.
- DufauxA surname from French.
- DeCoteauA surname from French
- arpentA premetric French unit of length, having various official measures (from 58 to 72 meters).
- ChamounA surname from Arabic
- exergueA space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription.
- BahamA surname from French, common among Louisiana Creoles.
- oboleAn obsolete French coin.
- hauterHigher or better.
- DesbiensA surname from French.
- AlepSynonym of Aleppo.
- alienistAn expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
- TebowA surname from French, equivalent to English Theobald.
- VesoulA commune in Haute-Saône department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
- razziaA plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.
- durativeOf or pertaining to duration.
- careneSynonym of carenum (“reduction of must or sweet wine in ancient European cuisine”).
- ratiocinationReasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning.
- NigerienA person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.
- BurkinabeA person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
- parfumerieSynonym of perfumery (“shop selling perfumes”).
- fraternizeTo associate with others in a brotherly or friendly manner.
- GamelinA surname from French
- chiconAn edible chicory bud.
- laguneDated spelling of lagoon.
- azoteNitrogen.
- ManseauA surname from French.
- gueuzeA Belgian beer made by blending young and old lambics and bottling them for a second fermentation.
- trioletAn eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter.
- rempliHaving another tincture than its own covering the greater part.
- cachepotAn ornamental container for a flowerpot.
- blessureinjury
- TerrienA surname from French.
- ParrowA surname from French.
- chocolaterieA chocolate shop.
- GuerrantA surname from French.
- -a-Connective interfix used in forming compounds, often no longer carrying a distinct meaning.
- abaisseA thin undercrust of pastry.
- abaisséOf a charge, especially a fess: borne lower than usual.
- ABAKOA cultural and political organization from the 1950s opposed to Belgian colonial rule in what later became the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- abaqueA nomogram.
- à basDown with.
- abatisA means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire.
- abat-jourA skylight.
- abat-sonAn architectural device consisting of large louvres with the purpose of directing sound in a specific direction.
- abatsonsA device for directing sound downward. Sounding board.
- abattageThe slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease.
- abat-ventLouvres or strips of wood or metal used as windbreaks that allow light and air in, often seen in belfries.
- abat-voixA device for reflection of sound, as in a sounding board over a pulpit or rostrum.
- abbéA low-ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy in France who is not a member of a religious order, is not a priest, and can marry and inherit property; an honorific title for such a clergymember.
- aberroscopeAn instrument used to observe aberration of the eye
- abirritantActing to diminish irritation; soothing.