poteen
Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine.
An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey.

poteens
plural of poteen

potheen
Alternative spelling of poteen.

potheens
plural of potheen

potica
A cake or bread filled with (ground) nuts, popular in Slovenia and in Croatia. (In particular, the Slovene variant of this pastry, in contrast to the Croatian variant, termed a povitica.)

poticas
plural of potica

potomania
An excessive and persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages.
A hypoosmolality disease caused by excessive beer drinking.

potteen
Alternative spelling of poteen.

potteens
plural of potteen

pouchong
A superior kind of souchong tea.

pouchongs
plural of pouchong

pounac
Alternative form of poonac.

poupeton
A puppet.
A pulpatoon.

poupetons
plural of poupeton

pourover
A style of coffee prepared by manually pouring hot water over the ground beans, rather than using an automatic drip method.

pourovers
plural of pourover

poussin
A chicken reared to be eaten at a few weeks of age.
A Cornish game hen.

poussins
plural of poussin

povidlo
Alternative form of powidl.

povitica
A Croatian potica.

powidl
A fruit spread prepared by cooking zwetschge plums, similar to jam but traditionally made in Central Europe without additional sweeteners or gelling agents.

poyo
palm wine

pradhaman
pudding

pradhamans
plural of pradhaman

prannies
plural of pranny

pranny
The female genitals.
A fool; an idiot.

predessert
A small dessert-like course served before the main dessert.

predesserts
plural of predessert

preinfusion
Any procedure that proceeds infusion (e.g. the wetting of ground coffee prior to production of espresso).

preinfusions
plural of preinfusion

prelatess
A female prelate.
The wife of a prelate.

prelest
spiritual delusion, deception, conceit

premieress
A female premier.

presale
The sale of something privately, before it is available to the public
The sale of a property before it is built

presbytera
A female presbyter.
The wife of a presbyter.

presbyterae
plural of presbytera

presentoir
An ornamental tray, dish, etc. used as a salver.

presentoirs
plural of presentoir

presidente
A Cuban cocktail made from rum, curaçao, dry vermouth, and grenadine that is stirred or shaken with cracked ice.

presidentes
plural of presidente

pressfat
Alternative form of pressvat.

pressfats
plural of pressfat

pressvat
A vat used in winemaking to collect the pressed juice.

pressvats
plural of pressvat

presunto
A dry-cured Portuguese ham.

presuntos
plural of presunto

prianik
Alternative spelling of pryanik.

prianiki
plural of prianik

prianiks
plural of prianik

primeur
new wine (such as Beaujolais nouveau)
fruit and vegetables that are available early in the season

primeurs
plural of primeur

primitivo
A grape variety from Puglia, genetically identical to zinfandel; the red wine made from this grape.

primost
A soft, spreadable Scandinavian cheese made from cow's milk.

printeress
A female printer.

prinzregententorte
A Bavarian torte having thin layers of sponge cake separated by chocolate buttercream, topped with apricot jam and covered in a dark chocolate glaze.

prochoi
plural of prochoos

prochoos
An ancient Greek jug, with or without a handle, for water or wine.

procuress
A middlewoman: a woman who performs as a go-between, an intermediary.
A female procurer.

profiterole
A small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling.

profiteroles
plural of profiterole

prosciutti
plural of prosciutto

prosciutto
A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.

prosciuttos
plural of prosciutto

proscuitto
Misspelling of prosciutto.

prosecco
Alternative letter-case form of Prosecco (“Italian sparkling wine”).

proseccos
plural of prosecco, an alternative capitalization of Prosecco.

prosecutrix
A female prosecutor
A female victim of a crime on whose behalf the state is prosecuting a suspect

prosecutrixes
plural of prosecutrix

prostokvasha
A thick soured milk product, similar to unsweetened yogurt but less sour, or kefir but thicker. In Russia or other former USSR republics, commercial and home-made prostokvasha comes in different varieties: "varenets" (варене́ц), "ryazhenka" (ря́женка), katyk/qatıq (каты́к), etc.

protheses
plural of prothesis

prothesis
The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) sphaera (“sphere”) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).

protose
A meat substitute made chiefly of wheat gluten and peanuts, popular in the early twentieth century.

provision
An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
Money set aside for a future event.
A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.

provisioned
simple past and past participle of provision

provisions
plural of provision

provoleta
An Argentine variant of provolone cheese.

provoletas
plural of provoleta

provolone
A semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows. It comes primarily from Southern Italy.

provolones
plural of provolone

provostess
A female provost.

pruno
An improvised alcoholic drink typically produced in correctional facilities.

prusten
A sound made by tigers and snow leopards without the intent to threaten, producing a breathy snort by blowing through the nostrils whilst the mouth is closed — a low-frequency equivalent of the purring found in domestic cats.

pryanik
A Russian sweet-baked good, traditionally made from flour and honey.

pryaniki
plural of pryanik

pryaniks
plural of pryanik

pseudomale
An apparently male pseudohermaphrodite

pseudomales
plural of pseudomale

pseudoreferendum
A sham referendum.

pseudoreferendums
plural of pseudoreferendum

psychographer
A medium able to psychograph (to have one's body possessed by spirits in order to let them write texts in the physical world).
A psychobiographer.

psychographers
plural of psychographer

psychophony
Vocal communication with the dead or with spirits.
The appearance of voices or meaningful sounds in the white noise on electronic recordings; electronic voice phenomenon (EVP).

psykter
An Ancient Greek pot with a bulbous body set on a high, narrow foot, used as a wine cooler.

psykters
plural of psykter

ptisan
Alternative spelling of tisane.

ptisane
Alternative spelling of tisane.

ptisanes
plural of ptisane

ptisans
plural of ptisan

ptitim
A kind of toasted pasta from Israel, shaped like rice grains or little balls.

puchero
A kind of stew of Spanish origin.

pucheros
plural of puchero

puckermouth
The summer flounder or fluke.

puckermouths
plural of puckermouth.

pudden
pudding

puddens
plural of pudden

pudeena
Alternative form of pudina.

pudina
A form of mint, Mentha arvensis, found in parts of India and Pakistan and used in tea and cooking.

pudor
An appropriate sense of modesty or shame.

puffet
Any of several small cakes etc. made from puff pastry

puffets
plural of puffet

puftaloon
A fried scone-like fritter originally from Australia.

puftaloons
plural of puftaloon

pulihora
A South Indian dish of rice with a sour sauce, typically made with kokum or tamarind.

pulissery
A Keralan curry made with buttermilk and cucumber.

pulla
A sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed cardamom, resembling very soft bread in consistency, eaten in Finland.

pullas
plural of pulla

pulpatoon
A fruit or meat pie with the crust made of forcemeat.

pulpatoons
plural of pulpatoon

pulpitry
The teachings of the pulpit; preaching.