anestra
plural of anestrum

anestri
plural of anestrus

anestrum
Synonym of anestrus.

anestrus
In female placental mammals—excluding humans and great apes—a phase of the estrous cycle during which the sexual cycle rests.

angu
A popular Brazilian mash made with fubá (milled corn or rice), salt, and often garlic fried in olive oil.

anisette
A French alcoholic liqueur flavored with anise

anisettes
plural of anisette

anishi
smoked fermented taro leaves.

anko
A paste made of azuki beans.

anneloni
Misspelling of anelloni.

annuitant
The recipient of an annuity.

annuitants
plural of annuitant

anoestra
plural of anoestrum

anoestrum
Synonym of anestrus.

anoestrus
Alternative spelling of anestrus.

anonyma
A courtesan; a female prostitute.

anonymas
plural of anonyma

anopsology
A raw food diet based on the sensory pleasure instinct.

anpan
A Japanese sweet roll most commonly filled with red bean paste.

anpans
plural of anpan

antanagoge
Answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge.
Offsetting a proposition with an opposing proposition in one's own speech or writing.

anteacts
plural of anteact

anthropornography
The presentation of animals, especially those raised to be killed for food, in quasi-pornographic poses.

antielectron
Synonym of positron.

antielectrons
plural of antielectron

antifogmatic
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.

antifogmatics
plural of antifogmatic

antipeptone
A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice.

antipeptones
plural of antipeptone

apalbumin
A glycoprotein present in honey and in royal jelly

aphoria
Barrenness, female sterility.

apong
An alcoholic drink of northeast India, made from fermented rice.

appam
A thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut

appams
plural of appam

appertisation
preservation of food by canning (or a similar earlier method using glass bottles)

appeteaser
A teasing appetizer.

appeteasers
plural of appeteaser

appetitost
A Danish cheese made from sour buttermilk.

appleade
A sweetened apple drink.

appleades
plural of appleade

applehead
The head, consisting of a dried apple, of an apple doll.
A stupid or dumb person.

appleheads
plural of applehead

applejack
An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.

applejacks
plural of applejack

applerita
An apple-flavored margarita cocktail.

appleritas
plural of applerita

appletini
A cocktail of vodka and either apple juice, apple cider, or apple liqueur.

appletinis
plural of appletini

apricotini
A martini cocktail made with apricot.

apricotinis
plural of apricotini

apsara
A female spirit of the clouds and waters.

apsaras
Alternative form of apsara.

aptazyme
An aptamer fused with a ribozyme

aptazymes
plural of aptazyme

aquardiente
Archaic form of aguardiente (“Central and South American alcoholic drink”).

aquatinta
aquatint

aquatintas
plural of aquatinta

aquavit
A Scandinavian liquor distilled from potato or grain mash to about 40% ABV and typically flavored with anise, although caraway seeds, fennel, dill, and other spices and herbs are also used.

aquavits
plural of aquavit

aqvavit
Alternative spelling of aquavit.

aqvavits
plural of aqvavit

arachibutyrophobia
Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth.

arancini
plural of arancino

arancinis
plural of arancini

arancino
A baked rice ball, filled with cheese or other sauce, originally from Sicily.

ararao
arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)

araru
arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)

arati
Alternative form of aarti.

aratis
plural of arati

arayes
A Levantine dish made from kofta and pita

arborio
Ellipsis of arborio rice.

arborios
plural of arborio

archdruidess
A chief druidess; a female archdruid.

archeress
A female archer.

archicarp
The female reproductive structure of an ascomycete.

archicarps
plural of archicarp

archlord
An eminent lord, usually male, who is above many or all other lords.

archlords
plural of archlord

areki
An alcoholic drink made from mixed grains and seeds, originating in East Africa

arekis
plural of areki

areng
A palm tree (Arenga pinnata, syn. Saguerus saccharifer) which yields sago, wine, and fibres for ropes.

arengs
plural of areng

areophane
A thin crepe fabric.

arfal
Alternative spelling of arval.

arfals
plural of arfal

arishta
A fermented herbal decoction.

arrope
A form of grape concentrate, typically produced in Spain, made by boiling unfermented grape juice into a syrup. It may be added to dark, sweet wines.

arti
Alternative form of aarti.

artis
plural of arti

artoi
plural of artos

artolatry
Bread-worship (the worship of the bread at Eucharist).

artos
a loaf of leavened bread that is blessed during services in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Rite Catholic churches.

arval
A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse.
The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture.
The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.

arvale
Alternative spelling of arval.

arvales
plural of arvale

arvall
Alternative spelling of arval.

arvalls
plural of arvall

arvals
plural of arval

arvel
Alternative spelling of arval.

arvell
Alternative spelling of arval.

arvells
plural of arvell

arvels
plural of arvel

arvil
Alternative spelling of arval.

arvill
Alternative spelling of arval.

arvills
plural of arvill

arvils
plural of arvil

asadero
Oaxaca cheese

asava
A fermented juice used medicinally.

asazuke
A type of Japanese pickle.

asham
A dessert made from shelled and parched corn pounded into powder.

asopao
A kind of stew from Puerto Rico.

asopaos
plural of asopao

associette
A female associate.

associettes
plural of associette

astrotail
The stellar equivalent of the heliotail

astrotails
plural of astrotail

atchara
A pickle made from grated unripe papaya, popular in the Philippines.

atsara
Alternative spelling of atchara (“Filipino pickle”).

atua
A spiritual being in Polynesian culture; a god or demon.

atuas
plural of atua

aucuparin
The phytoalexin 2,6-dimethoxy-4-phenylphenol

aufeis
Naled (sheet-like layered mass of ice).

auflauf
A German soufflé or other (often layered) baked dish.

auflaufs
plural of auflauf

ausbruch
Alternative letter-case form of Ausbruch.

auslese
A sweet wine, especially from Germany, made from late harvest grapes; specifically, a wine from the German official Auslese category.

auslesen
plural of auslese

ausleses
plural of auslese

averin
cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus.
cloudberry, fruit of Rubus chamaemorus.

avgolemono
Any of a family of Mediterranean sauces and soups made with egg and lemon juice mixed with broth.

avgolemonos
plural of avgolemono

avolatte
An avocado latte

avolattes
plural of avolatte

avosetta
The avocet, especially the pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta).

avosettas
plural of avosetta

awabi
Sushi made from abalone.

awameh
a popular Middle Eastern and Levantine dessert of crunchy, fried dough balls soaked in sweet syrup

awendaw
spoonbread

ayah
A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia.

ayahs
plural of ayah

ayat
Alternative form of ayah (“verse of the Quran”).

ayats
plural of ayat

ayvar
Alternative form of ajvar.

azananohoop
Any nanohoop in which one or more carbon atoms has been replaced by nitrogen

azananohoops
plural of azananohoop

azym
Alternative form of azyme (“unleavened bread”).

azyme
unleavened bread used in Jewish or Christian religious context

azymes
plural of azyme

azyms
plural of azym

baati
A kind of hard unleavened bread eaten in parts of India.

baatis
plural of baati

babash
bush rum

babyleaf
Small salad leaves that are harvested early.