aerogram
A wireless message.
A telegram whose transmission included at least one segment sent via airplane.
A thin piece of foldable and gummed paper for writing a letter and serving as its own envelope for transit via airmail.
A pneumogram.

aerogramme
Alternative spelling of aerogram.

aerogrammes
plural of aerogramme, the alternative spelling of aerogram.

aerograms
plural of aerogram

affinage
The aging of cheese as part of its manufacture.

afikomen
The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.

afitin
A fermented bean (African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) product used as a condiment in West Africa.

afterfeel
A feeling experienced after and as a result of something, e.g. a sensation left in the mouth by a drink.

agene
nitrogen trichloride when it was used as a bleaching agent and improving agent in flour

agliata
A sauce made of garlic, vinegar and breadcrumbs.

agnoletti
Misspelling of agnolotti.

agnolotti
A type of square or rectangular ravioli from Piedmont made from a small sheet of pasta folded up.

agnolottis
plural of agnolotti

aguardiente
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.

aguardientes
plural of aguardiente

ahadeeth
plural of hadeeth

ahadith
plural of hadith

ahia
the eldest brother
an elder brother
a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community)
respectful term of address for the eldest brother
respectful term of address for an elder brother
respectful term of address for a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community)

aia
Alternative spelling of ayah.

aioli
A type of sauce made from garlic and olive oil, often with egg and lemon juice and similar to mayonnaise.

aiolis
plural of aioli

airgram
Synonym of aerogram.

airgrams
plural of airgram

aitu
A ghost or spirit, often malevolent, in Polynesian mythology.

aitus
plural of aitu

ajiaco
A chicken and potato stew of Latin America.

ajon
A type of beer brewed from finger millet in northern and eastern Uganda.

ajono
millet beer

ajvar
A relish made principally out of red bell peppers, sometimes with eggplant, garlic and chili pepper, predominantly popular in the Western Balkans.

akamiso
A red variety of miso.

akara
A bean cake, made of fried black-eyed pea flour.

akawi
Alternative form of akkawi.

akawieh
Alternative form of akkawi.

akh
In Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife.

akhi
Alternative form of akh (“brother”).

akhis
plural of akhi

akhni
A mixed rice dish

akhnis
plural of akhni

akhs
plural of akh

akkawi
A white brine cheese from the Middle East, often used in pastries and sandwiches.

akudjura
Powdered kutjera, used as a seasoning.

akvavit
Alternative spelling of aquavit.

akvavits
plural of akvavit

alamsoa
A cactus tasting drink with marshmallows.

alegar
vinegar produced from fermented ale.

alehouse
A business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold.

alehouses
plural of alehouse

alepole
A pole erected as an indication of an alehouse.

alepoles
plural of alepole

alepot
A drinking-vessel in which ale is served.

alepots
plural of alepot

aleshop
A shop where ale can be bought.

aleshops
plural of aleshop

aleurain
A protease, found in barley, related to cathepsin

aleuronat
flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics

alews
plural of alew

alfajor
A popular confection in South America usually made of flour, honey, and nuts and filled with a milk-based filling. Traditionally the filling was manjar blanco, but today it is typically dulce de leche.

alfajores
plural of alfajor

alfajors
plural of alfajor

alfil
A fairy chess piece that moves two squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediary pieces.

alfils
plural of alfil

algarrobo
carob (Ceratonia gen. et spp.)

alicant
A kind of wine said to have been made near Alicante in Spain.

alicants
plural of alicant

alligant
Obsolete form of alicant.

alligants
plural of alligant

allotriophagy
Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm.

alnight
A great cake of wax with a wick in the midst, intended to burn all night.

alnights
plural of alnight

alphette
An alpha female; a confident, self-assured woman.

alphettes
plural of alphette

altbier
A form of German top-fermenting beer that originated in Westphalia and later spread to parts of the Rhineland.

altbiers
plural of altbier

aluwa
A Sri Lankan sweet, made from rice flour or potatoes with treacle, cardamom and usually cashew nuts, and served in a flat cookie-like form. It is similar to halva.

alveography
A scientific method used to measure the strength of flour.

amacha
A sweet Japanese herbal tea made from the fermented leaves of Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii.

amarelle
Alternative letter-case form of Amarelle.

amarelles
plural of amarelle

amateuse
A female amateur.

amateuses
plural of amateuse

ambal
A type of curry made from pumpkin with tamarind

ambals
plural of ambal

ambeer
The juice from chewing tobacco.

ambigus
plural of ambigu

amchoor
Alternative form of amchur.

amchur
Dried and powdered unripe mango, used in Indian preserves etc.

ammer
The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.

ammers
plural of ammer

amober
In Wales, a maiden-fee paid to a lord on the marriage of a maiden in his manor.

amobers
plural of amober

amobyr
Alternative form of amober.

amobyrs
plural of amobyr

ampesi
A Ghanaian dish of boiled starchy vegetables.

amra
A hog plum (Spondias mombin).

amreeta
Alternative spelling of amrita.

amrit
Alternative form of amrita.

amrita
The water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods.

anacronym
An acronym that is usually no longer thought of as such, but instead treated as a regular word and styled in lower case despite its etymological origin.

anacronyms
plural of anacronym

anagoge
The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism).

anagoges
plural of anagoge

anagogies
plural of anagogy

anagogy
The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.

anarsa
A sweet pastry made with rice, jaggery, poppy seeds and milk.

anarsas
plural of anarsa

anathyrosis
The ancient method of dressing the joints of stone blocks in dry-stone construction.

anautogeny
The condition, found in many insects, where a gravid female has to feed before oviposition (egg laying), in order for the eggs to mature. This is particularly important in insects that are considered vectors (e.g. mosquitos), as without the necessary feeding, no eggs will be produced.

anchovette
A paste made from anchovies, used as a spread.

andersmeat
A light snack consumed in the afternoon.
A lunch.

andouille
A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
Lightly smoked French sausage that is eaten cold, made of pork gut filled with tripe or minced meat of the same animal.

andouilles
plural of andouille

andouillette
A small andouille (type of sausage).

andouillettes
plural of andouillette

andrastin
Any of a family of fungal monoterpenoids, found in blue cheese, that inhibit farnesyltransferase

andrastins
plural of andrastin

andronym
A man's name or a word derived from a man's name.
The name of the husband, taken on by the wife.
A male name adopted by a woman.

andronyms
plural of andronym

androphore
A support or column on which stamens are raised.
The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores.

androphores
plural of androphore

anelli
Small, thin rings of pasta, mainly used in soup or salads.

anellini
A type of pasta composed of little rings.

anelloni
A type of pasta similar to rigatoni but with ridges on the inside.
A type of pasta developed to investigate ring-shaped polymers.