Language

Crepitate (verb) ped-a-goj-ik-al Make a crackling sound. Early 17th century (in the sense ‘break wind’):…

Ambrosia (noun) am-bro-see-a The food of the gods./ something delicious tasting Mid 16th century via…

Picrate (noun) pik-rayt (chemistry) A salt or ester of picric acid. (more…)

Pyrrhic (adj) pir-ik (of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been…

Nudibranch (noun) nu-di-brank (Zoology) A shell-less marine mollusc of the order Nudibranchia; a sea slug.…

Alpargata (noun) al-par-ga-ta A light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole; an espadrille. Early…

Massif (noun) mas-if A compact group of mountains. Early 16th century (denoting a large building):…

Larceny (noun) lar-sen-ee Theft of personal property. In English law larceny was replaced as a…

Pryan (also prian) (noun) pry-an (dialect British, South West English Mining) Soft white gravelly clay.…