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- AVIATORAn aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.
- BONBONA sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
- CRUDITESAlternative spelling of crudités.
- DECOUPAGEAn art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated.
- FLEXIONThe act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- GAMINA homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy.
- GUMBOSynonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
- INEXACTImperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
- KETONESplural of ketone
- KIRSplural of kir
- MOIREOriginally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat.
- MUSCADETA white grape grown chiefly in the Loire valley of France, or a dry white wine made from this grape.
- MUSCATA white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine.
- PINOTAny of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.
- PIPETAlternative spelling of pipette.
- PISTEA downhill trail.
- SAMPHIREOne of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible: Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia) Marsh samphire, glasswort, pickleweed (Salicornia europaea), a plant once burned to p
- TAPIRAn odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
- TERROIRThe complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of wines is produced, including soil type, weather conditions, topography, and wine-making savoir-faire.