Word origins

• egretAny of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.
• troubadourAn itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.
• tunnySynonym of tuna.
• cabalettaA short, rhythmically repetitive aria.
• make loveTo engage in sexual intercourse.
• pastorelaA traditional Mexican theater performance that chronicles the journeys of shepherds and shepherdesses on the way to visit the newborn Jesus, typically performed during Advent.
• ShuaditAn extinct Hebrew-script variant of Provençal used by Jews in France, also called Judeo-Provençal or Judeo-Comtadine.