leatherdyke
A female homosexual involved in BDSM practices.

leblebi
A kind of snack made from roasted chickpeas
Alternative form of lablabi (“a soup made from chickpeas, olive oil and stale bread”).

leblebis
plural of leblebi

legalese
Technical jargon common in the legal profession; the argot of lawyers.
Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles legal writing, especially when confusing to laypeople; bureaucratese; officialese.

legalspeak
Synonym of legalese.

lekvar
A sweet spread made from apricots or prunes.

lekvars
plural of lekvar

lemonaise
Mayonnaise made with lemon juice.

lemonrita
A margarita cocktail made with lemon.

lemonritas
plural of lemonrita

lemontini
A cocktail typically made with vodka, lemon juice, an orange liqueur, and simple syrup.
A cocktail which consists of vodka with limoncello.

lemontinis
plural of lemontini

lemures
The spirits or ghosts of the dead, considered as malignant.

leniwe
A simple Polish dumpling made with farmer cheese or quark.

lente
An intermediate-acting form of insulin, between isophane and ultralente.

leroij
A female chief in the Marshall Islands.

leucophlegmacies
plural of leucophlegmacy

leucophlegmacy
A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca; paleness with oily sweating.

levain
A starter dough for sourdough bread.

levains
plural of levain

licuado
A Latin American handmade blended beverage similar to a smoothie, made with milk, fruit, and usually ice.

licuados
plural of licuado

liedertafel
A male choir.

liedertafels
plural of liedertafel

liegeman
A male vassal (subject of a sovereign or lord).

liegemen
plural of liegeman

liempo
pork belly; streaky pork

liempos
plural of liempo

lieutenantess
A female lieutenant.

lifie
A life insurance salesman or saleswoman.

lifies
plural of lifie

ligress
A female liger.

lilipi
A type of porridge prepared by boiling flour and water.

lilipis
plural of lilipi

limearita
Alternative spelling of limerita.

limearitas
plural of limearita

limerita
A lime-flavored margarita cocktail.

limeritas
plural of limerita

limetini
A lime-flavored martini cocktail.

limetinis
plural of limetini

limetta
Citrus limetta, a small, round, sweet citrus fruit, a cross between the citron and bitter orange.

limettas
plural of limetta

limpa
Swedish-style rye bread made with molasses.

lincrusta
Alternative spelling of Lincrusta.

lincrustas
plural of lincrusta

linea
Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.
A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 1.9 mm.

lineae
plural of linea

linguica
A Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage.

linguicas
plural of linguica

linguine
Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.

linguines
plural of linguine

linguini
Alternative spelling of linguine.

linguinis
plural of linguini

ljutenica
Alternative form of lutenitsa.

loanin
Alternative spelling of lonnen.

loanins
plural of loanin

lobang
A good deal or opportunity; pertaining to job offers, business opportunities or sales.

lobangs
plural of lobang

locktail
A cocktail partaken of by people in COVID-19 lockdown.

locktails
plural of locktail

lohoch
A medicine in a soft form taken by licking; a lambative, a linctus.

lohochs
plural of lohoch

lohock
Obsolete spelling of lohoch.

lohocks
plural of lohock

loke
The wicket or hatch of a door.
A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.
A private path or road.
A small field or meadow.

lokes
plural of loke

loli
A childlike female character, particularly in the lolicon genre.

lolibaba
old woman (or supernaturally aged female being) with the body of a loli

lolis
plural of loli

longanisa
A Spanish sausage similar to chorizo.

longanisas
plural of longanisa

longaniza
A type of Spanish sausage.

longanizas
plural of longaniza

longganisa
Synonym of longaniza.

longneck
A type of beer bottle with a long neck.
A longneck eel.
A sauropod.

longnecks
plural of longneck

longyan
Alternative form of Longyan.

longyans
plural of longyan

lonnen
A lane or street.
An area of shelter where cows are milked.

lonnens
plural of lonnen

lonnin
A lane.

lonnins
plural of lonnin

lontong
An Indonesian dish of rice compressed into a cylinder and wrapped in a banana leaf.

looch
Dated form of lohoch.

looches
plural of looch

lordess
A female lord or lady.

lordesses
plural of lordess

lotoko
A strong alcoholic drink of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, made from maize or sometimes cassava or plantain.

loubia
A North African bean stew, typically made with white beans, tomatoes, spices, and sometimes meat, or to beans themselves in some regions.

loubias
plural of loubia

lountza
A Cypriot dish of pork tenderloin brined and marinated in red wine, then dried and smoked.

loutza
Alternative form of lountza.

lugsill
A window sill that extends beyond the width of the window opening, with its ends built into the wall at the jambs.

lugsills
plural of lugsill

lumache
a type of pasta shaped like snail shells

lunel
A type of sweet muscat wine.

lunels
plural of lunel

lungo
An espresso drink with more hot water passed through the grounds than normal.

lungos
plural of lungo

lutenica
Alternative form of lutenitsa.

lutenitsa
A type of Balkan vegetable chutney.

luwombo
A Ugandan stew of meat or mushrooms steamed in banana leaves.

lyophilisome
A biodegradable proteinaceous nanoscale capsule obtained by lyophilization

lyophilisomes
plural of lyophilisome

lyutenitsa
Alternative form of lutenitsa.

macchiati
plural of macchiato

macchiato
Espresso topped with steamed milk.
Ellipsis of latte macchiato.

macchiatos
plural of macchiato

macedoine
A mixture of diced vegetables or fruit served as a salad.
A medley or mixture.

macedoines
plural of macedoine

machboos
Synonym of kabsa.

machicoulis
A machicolation.

machicoulises
plural of machicoulis

macropain
Proteasome endopeptidase complex

macropains
plural of macropain

madzoon
Alternative form of matzoon.

madzoun
Alternative form of matzoon.

mafe
An African meat stew thickened with ground peanuts.

mafura
Natal mahogany, a tree of species Trichilia emetica, source of mafura butter.

magdaleons
plural of magdaleon

mageiricophobia
Fear of cooking, a powerful fear of preparing food.

mageirocophobia
Misspelling of mageiricophobia (“fear of cooking”).

magoos
A reserves team.

mahaleb
Alternative form of mahleb.

mahlab
Alternative form of mahleb.

mahleb
A Middle Eastern spice derived from the pit of the mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb)

mahshi
An Egyptian stuffed vegetable dish.

mailee
The recipient of postal mail or electronic mail.

mailees
plural of mailee

mailout
An informational or promotional document sent by post, typically to multiple recipients.

mailouts
plural of mailout

majoress
A female major.
The wife of a major.

makdous
A Levantine dish of oil-cured stuffed eggplants.

makhana
The foxnut or gorgon nut (Euryale ferox)

makhanas
plural of makhana

makizushi
Rolled sushi.

makoronyera
middlemen who buy produce from farmers and mark up the price, generally drastically, for resale

makowce
plural of makowiec

makowiec
A Polish cake (flat or rolled) layered with poppy seed-based paste.

malai
An Indian cream made by heating and then cooling non-homogenized whole milk and then skimming off the resulting fatty layer.

malebot
A male sexbot.

malebots
plural of malebot

malefits
plural of malefit

malfatti
A type of hand-rolled dumpling, or gnocchi

malfouf
Ellipsis of malfouf salad.

malicorium
The rind of the pomegranate.

malison
A curse, a malediction.

malisons
plural of malison

mallomar
A dark chocolate-coated marshmallow and graham cracker treat.

mallomars
plural of mallomar

malmsey
A sweet fortified wine made in Madeira, originally from the malvasia grape.

malmseys
plural of malmsey

malosol
A lightly salted Russian caviar.

malossol
caviar that has been slightly salted.

maltoter
A gatherer of taxes on beer and ale.

maltoters
plural of maltoter