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caapebaA South American plant, Piper umbellatum (formerly Pothomorphe umbellata), with medicinal roots.cabbalaAlternative spelling of Kabbalah.cabrucaA form of the cacao tree when planted in the shade of larger treescachacaAlternative form of cachaça.cachazaA by-product of pressing sugar cane, traditionally mixed with other materials and used in construction.cachupaA slow-cooked stew of hominy, beans, cassava, sweet potato, and fish or meat, a traditional dish of Cape Verde.cadamba(India) Alternative form of kadam (“tropical tree”).cadenza(music) A part of a piece of music, such as a concerto, that is very decorative and is played by a single musician.caffilaAlternative form of cafila.cahincaChiococca alba, a flowering plant in the coffee family.cajuelaA large container for gathering coffee cherries in Central America.calambaAlternative form of calambac.caldera(volcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.calindaAn African-American style of dance (or its associated music) in the southern US and parts of Latin America.callunaA common European heath/heather of species Calluna vulgaris.calumba(medicine, archaic) A bitter root of a plant (Jateorhiza palmata), indigenous to Mozambique, and used as a tonic and antiseptic.cambuca(historical) A 12th-century English game somewhat similar to golf in that it was played with a wooden ball similar to a golf ball.cambutaAlternative form of cambuca.cameliaObsolete form of camellia.camisia(historical) An ancient kind of shirt or nightgown.canasta(countable, card games) A meld of seven cards in a game of canasta.candelaIn the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10¹² hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cdcandida(medicine, informal) A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicanscanellaThe aromatic inner bark of Canella winterana, used as a spice with properties similar to cinnamon.cannula(medicine) A tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluid.cantalaCebu maguey; a fiber from the leaves of Agave cantala.cantata(music) A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.canticaplural of canticumcantigaA medieval monophonic song, sometimes religious, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric.cantinaA drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.cantutaThe ornamental shrub Cantua buxifolia.canzona(music) A type of instrumental composition based on multipart vocal settings of canzoni, produced chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuriescapangaA thug or bodyguard in Brazil.captchaAlternative letter-case form of CAPTCHA.capueraIn Latin America, cleared land that has developed a secondary forest.caracca(nautical, historical) A 16th-century Portuguese armed merchant ship.caracoa(historical, nautical) Any of various similar light vessels or proas used by the Malays, and the Indonesians and Filipinos, particularly for raiding.caramba(non-vulgar) Exclamation of surprise or dismay.; gosh!, darn!carandaAlternative form of karanda.carannaA hard, brittle, resinous gum, obtained from the West Indian tree Dacryodes excelsa, and formerly used in medicine.caraunaAlternative form of caranna.carbora(archaic) Synonym of koala.carditaAny mollusk of the genus CarditacariamaAlternative form of seriema.cariocaA sideways step in which one leg crosses over the other.carissa(botany) Any plant of the genus Carissa.carreta(Canada, US, historical) An oxcart.carruca(historical) A heavy wheeled turnplough that was used during the Middle Ages.cascaraA North American buckthorn (Frangula purshiana, syn. Rhamnus purshiana) whose bark is used as a laxative.cashola(slang) cash; money.cassabaa Middle Eastern unit of length, in Egypt the 500th part of a parasang (فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ)), about 3.5 metres.cassadaAlternative form of cassava.cassataA type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.cassavaManioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.cassenaSynonym of dahoon (the holly Ilex cassine)castizaA female castizo.catalpaAny tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.catariaThe dried leaves and flowering tops of catnip formerly used in medicine.catasta(historical) A platform for exhibiting slaves for sale.catawbaThe catawba grape, a cultivar of North American Vitis labrusca.catrinaAn elegantly dressed skeleton figure; used as a symbol of the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, celebration.cavallaAny of several fishes in the families Carangidae and Scombridae.caveolaA small (50–100 nanometer) invagination of the plasma membrane in many vertebrate cell types.cedilla(orthography) In the spelling of Catalan, French, Portuguese and some other languages, a mark ⟨¸⟩ sometimes placed under the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced /s/ rather than /k/, as in Catalan força, French menaçant, and Portuguese almoço, and also used in various other languages to change the sounds of other letters.cedrelaAny tree of the genus Cedrela.celesta(music) A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.cellula(anatomy, botany) A small compartment or chamber.celosiaAn ornamental amaranth of the genus Celosia.cenobiaplural of cenobiumcephalaplural of cephaloncerebraplural of cerebrumcetaceaWhale-like mammals.chachkaAlternative spelling of tchotchke.chaconaAlternative form of chaconne.chagiga(nonstandard) Alternative form of hagigah.chagomaAn inflammatory nodule at the bite site of the reduviid bug which transmits Chagas disease.chaityaA Buddhist or Jain shrine including a stupa.chakanaA stepped cross motif, often with a circle in the center, used by the Inca and other Andean cultures.chalara(phytopathology) ash dieback (disease)chalaza(botany) The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.chalukaAlternative form of halukka.chalupaA shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco.chamcha(India, colloquial) A sycophant and hanger-on or lackey.chancla(Latin American culture) A slipper or flip-flopchangaa(Kenya) illicitly manufactured alcohol; moonshinechanguaA Colombian breakfast soup made with milk and eggs.chapataAlternative form of chapatti.charkha(Pakistan, India) A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton.chatakaA bird in Indian mythology, represented as having a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst, and associated with the Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus).chautha(India) A day of mourning and prayers for the dead, the fourth day after the funeral.chechiaAlternative form of shashiya.cheecha(in Serbo-Croatian contexts) Old man, or uncle.chhatra(India) Alternative form of chatra.chiasma(anatomy) A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.chikaraAn Indian antelope (Gazella bennettii).chikuwaA tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan.chilacaA variety of chili native to Mexico.chimera(mythology, art) Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.chinelaA flat slipper worn in the PhilippineschingmaA type of jute produced from Indian mallow (Abutilon spp.).chirataAlternative form of chiretta.chitupaAn identification certificate required of black citizens of the former Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)choisya(botany) Any of the genus Choisya of aromatic evergreen shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae.cholera(pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.chotara(India) A person of mixed race; half-caste.chromia(inorganic chemistry) Chromium(III) oxide.chrottaSynonym of crwth.chucklaAlternative form of chakla (“territorial subdivision”).chullpaAn ancient Aymara funerary tower.churada(meteorology) A heavy downpour, typical of the Mariana Islands during the winter months.chutiya(India, Pakistan, slang, derogatory, vulgar) An idiot, twat, fuckwit; a stupid person.chutspaAlternative spelling of chutzpah.chutzpaAlternative spelling of chutzpah.cibariaplural of cibariumciboriaplural of ciboriumcienagaAlternative form of cienega.cienega(US) A marshy spring where groundwater bubbles to the surface.cinerea(anatomy) The grey matter of the braincingulaplural of cingulumciranda(music) A traditional Brazilian children's dance.ciruelaThe plant Spondias purpurea.cithara(music) An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar.clarkiaAny of several annual flowering plants, of the genus Clarkia, native to the Americas.clavolaAlternative form of clavula.clavulaA ciliated bristle of some sea urchinsclayudaAlternative form of tlayuda.clethraAny of the genus Clethra of flowering shrubs or small trees bearing flowers in clusters.coagulaplural of coagulumcoanchaA kind of bass drum played in Bolivia.cochleaA spiral-shaped shell, especially that of a snail.codetta(music) A brief coda, or a brief segment between the themes of a fugue.codillaThe tow obtained from flax or hemp.coelomaAlternative form of cœloma.cogebra(mathematics) coalgebracoloniaa slum or shantytown near the US-Mexican border, generally without modern infrastructurecomarcaA traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil.combavaSynonym of kaffir lime.comitia(Ancient Rome) A popular legislative assembly in ancient Rome.conidiaplural of conidiumcopaibaAny of several South American trees of the genus CopaiferacopaivaAlternative form of copaiba.copromaSynonym of fecaloma.coquina(countable) Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters.corbinaA marine fish, Menticirrhus undulatus.corbita(historical, nautical) A two-masted merchant ship of Ancient Rome.cordobaAlternative form of córdoba (“currency of Nicaragua”).corellaAny of several species of white cockatoo of the subgenus Licmetis within genus Cacatua.corolla(botany) The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.corporaplural of corpuscorrida(bullfighting) a bullfightcortina(mycology) A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.corvinaAny of various fish, including Cilus gilberti, Larimichthys polyactis, and members of the genera Cynoscion and Isopisthus.costula(zoology) A little rib or ridge.cotingaAny of the neotropical passerine birds of the family Cotingidae.coxinhaA popular food consisting of chopped or shredded chicken meat, covered in dough, molded into a shape resembling a chicken leg, battered and fried.crapola(chiefly Italian-American, slang) Items or material of poor quality or little importance.crapula(obsolete or literary) Sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking.crenula(zoology) A small notch.criollaA genre of Cuban music.crocutaAlternative spelling of crocotta.curacoaDated form of curaçao.curcumaAny plant of the genus Curcuma.curiaraa dugout canoe used by indigenous people in South AmericacuriosaCuriosities, especially erotic or pornographic books or articles.curtanaA short sword used for ceremonial purposescyathiaplural of cyathiumcypsela(botany) An achene formed from an inferior bicarpellary ovary of which only one carpel develops into a seed, as in plants of the family Compositae.cystoma(pathology) A cystic tumourcyturiaThe presence of cells of some kind in the urine.czarinaAlternative spelling of tsarina.