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caatingaA sparse, thorny wooded biome of northeastern Brazil containing drought-resistant trees.cabrettaA kind of leather made from sheep hair (not wool).cabreuvaThe flowering plant Myrocarpus frondosus.cabrillaEpinephelus analogus (spotted grouper), of the eastern Pacific.cachemiaAlternative form of cachaemia.cachexia(pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.cachuchaA dance, in triple time and related to the flamenco and fandango, from Andalusiacacosmia(medicine) A condition of perceiving odours generally as bad, or sensing imagined vile odours.cahizada(historical) Synonym of cahiz as a measure of land.caiarara(archaic) A kind of capuchin monkey.caissacaThe Brazilian lancehead, Bothrops moojenicalabazaA burr gherkin.calamataA kalamata olive.calandraA calandra lark (Melanocorypha spp., especially Melanocorypha calandra).calathea(botany) Any of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.calcaneaplural of calcaneuscalcariaplural of calcarcalcemia(physiology, especially in combination) The presence of calcium in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration).calctufa(archaic) calcitecalcutta(pool) A form of auction in which people invest in a player's successcalisayaA valuable Peruvian bark obtained from Cinchona calisaya and closely related species, from which quinine is prepared.calvaria(anatomy) The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.calyptra(botany) In bryophytes, a thin hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.camassiaAny of the genus Camassia of flowering plants, the camases.cambiata(music) A pattern in a homophonic or polyphonic (and usually contrapuntal) setting of a melody where a note is skipped from (typically by an interval of a third) in one direction (either going up or down in pitch) followed by the note skipped to, and then by motion in the opposite direction, and where either the note skipped from is distinguished as a dissonance or the note skipped to is distinguished as a non-harmonic or non-chordal tone.cambuttaAlternative form of cambuca.camelinaThe plant Camelina sativa, sometimes cultivated for oilseedcamelliaAny plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant.campagna(dated) A flat stretch of countryside; open rural plain.campania(obsolete) Open country.cannista(Canada) A service employee at a marijuana shop.cantennaA directional waveguide antenna for long-range Wi-Fi, made from an open-ended metal can.cantoriaA gallery, in an Italian church, occupied by the choircapibaraDated spelling of capybara.capicolaA traditional Neapolitan-Italian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole.capitulaplural of capitulumcapivaraArchaic form of capybara.capoeira(uncountable) A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.caponataA Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold.capulanaA type of sarong worn primarily in Mozambique.capybaraA large semi-aquatic South American rodent of the genus Hydrochoerus.caracaraAny of several South American and Central American birds of prey in the subfamily Caracarinae.caracoraAlternative form of caracoa.caraganaAny of several shrubs or small trees, of the genus Caragana, that often have golden flowerscarajaraAlternative form of carajura.carajuraA Brazilian plant, the cricket-vine (Fridericia chica).caramusaA traditional bagpipe from Corsica.caranchaSynonym of caracara.caraundaAlternative form of karanda.carinula(biology) A small carinacarnaubaA Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera.casanovaAlternative letter-case form of Casanova.castellaplural of castellumcatalufaAny of three priacanthid fish: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus, Priacanthus arenatus, and Pristigenys serrula.cathedraThe chair or throne of a bishop.cathismaAlternative spelling of kathismacatocalaAn underwing moth (genus Catocala).cattleya(botany) Any plant of the genus Cattleya, a genus of orchids.caulerpaAny seaweed of the genus Caulerpa.cavatina(music) An operatic song in slow tempo, either complete in itself or (e.g., in Bellini and Verdi) followed by a faster, more resolute section: hencecaxirolaA Brazilian percussion instrument consisting of a closed plastic basket with a flat bottom filled with small synthetic particles. It is based on the caxixi.cecaeliaA composite mythical being, combining the head, arms and torso of a woman (more rarely a man) and, from the lower torso down, the tentacles of an octopus or squid as a form of mermaid, sea witch, or sea demon.cecropiaA large saturniid moth native to North America, Hyalophora cecropia, having distinctive red, white and black markings on the wingscellariaplural of cellariumcephalea(pathology) headachecercariaThe parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.cercozoaplural of cercozoanchabutra(India) A paved terrace attached to a house or garden.chacronaAlternative form of chacruna.chacrunaThe flowering plant Psychotria viridis.chaiwalaAlternative spelling of chaiwallah.chakachaA traditional Swahili style of music and dance.chalasia(pathology) relaxation of a normally contracted muscle, especially a sphincterchalaziaplural of chalazionchambiraAstrocaryum chambira, a type of palm native to the Amazon rainforest, or the wood of this tree.champaca(Philippines) champac; Magnolia champaca; a large evergreen tree in the Magnoliaceae family.champada(India, archaic) A superior species of jackfruit.champakaAlternative form of champac (Magnolia champaca)champanaAlternative form of sampan (“type of boat”).champeta(music) A form of local independent music from Colombia.chandala(India) A person involved in the disposal of corpses, traditionally a lower-caste Hindu and considered untouchable.charagma(formal) A mark or marking.charanga(countable) A traditional ensemble of Cuban dance musiccharismaA gift or power of leadership or authority.charpayaAlternative form of charpoy.chartula(medicine, obsolete) A small piece of paper for the storage of one dose of a medicinal powder.chatchkaAlternative form of tchotchke.chatpata(India, cooking) either spicy or sour or tangy.chavrusa(Judaism, countable) A partner with whom one studies Talmud and other topics in Judaism; by extension, any study partner.chavrutaAlternative form of chavrusa.chawarmaAlternative spelling of shawarma.cherettaAlternative form of chiretta.chickpeaAn annual plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.chikandaA Zambian dish made from the boiled root tubers of terrestrial orchids.chikungaA sacred ceremonial mask among the Chokwe people of Central Africa, made from barkcloth.chilgozaA pine of species of Pinus gerardiana, native to the northwestern Himalayas.chiltomaAny sweet pepper.chimaeraA cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal finchimeneaA Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney.chimineaAlternative spelling of chimenea.chinampa(historical, in ancient Mesoamerica) A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.chinconaAlternative form of cinchona (“bark of the tree”).chinkaraGazella bennettii, a species of gazelle found in India, Pakistan and Iranchiquera(obsolete, rare) The red-necked falcon (Falco chicquera).chiragra(medicine) Gout in the hand.chirettaA kind of felwort, Swertia chirata (syn. Agathotes chirayta), found in northern India, esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.chirimia(music) A Peruvian form of oboe / shawmchloasma(medicine) melasma; a cutaneous condition with yellow or yellowish-brown pigmented spotchloroma(oncology) A myeloid sarcoma, often green in tint.cholemiaAlternative form of cholaemia.chollimaA mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology.choluria(pathology) The presence of bile pigments in the urine.chordoma(pathology) A slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.chorioma(pathology) A trophoblastic proliferationchorista(pathology) An aggregate of normal but ectopic tissue.chumpalaAlternative form of jampan.churingaAlternative form of tjurunga.churreraA device for making churros by extruding dough under pressure.chusquea(botany) Any of the genus Chusquea of evergreen bamboos, mostly native to mountain sites in Central and South America.chyluriaA medical condition involving the presence of chyle in the urine.ciabattaA broad, flat, white Italian bread.cicisbea(now chiefly historical) The female companion or lover of a (chiefly married) man, especially in eighteenth-century Italy.ciladopa(pharmacology) A dopamine agonist.cinchonaThe bark of these plants, which yield quinine and other alkaloids useful in reducing fevers and particularly in combatting malaria.cinquedaAlternative form of cinquedea.cistellaThe capsular shield of some lichens.cisterna(biology) Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.clarissa(Catholicism) Alternative letter-case form of Clarissa: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.clattawa(obsolete, rare, west coast North America: British Columbia to Oregon) To go; depart, leave.claustraplural of claustrumclausula(music) The conclusion of a passage; cadence.claviolaA form of melodica that was worn in the style of an accordionclitellaplural of clitellumclitoria(botany) Any plant of the genus Clitoria.clypeolaAny brassica of the genus Clypeolacoamoeba(mathematics) The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation under the argument mapping.coccidiaplural of coccidiumcocineraA female cook, in Spanish-speaking regions.cocobolaAlternative form of cocobolo (tropical hardwood)coconana(attributive) A mixture of coconut and banana.coenobiaplural of coenobiumcolalgia(pathology) pain in the coloncolchica(obsolete) dogbanecollegiaplural of collegiumcollyriaplural of collyriumcoloboma(medicine) An abnormal hole present from birth in one of the structures of the eye, such as the lens, eyelid, or retina.comandraThe bastard toadflax, Comandra umbellata.comicanaThings, ideas, or practices associated with or distinctive of comic books.comitiva(historical) A band of brigands in Italy or Sicily.commediaEllipsis of commedia dell'arte.condessaA Portuguese countess.conferva(obsolete) Any of a number of unbranched slender green freshwater algae, formerly in the genus Conferva, now mostly in genera Cladophora or Tribonemaconistra(Ancient Greece) A part of the orchestra (space on stage)consultaAn official meeting or consultation.contessaA countess, often specifically an Italian countesscontinuaplural of continuumconversaa female conversocoosumba(India, obsolete) Safflower.copremiaAlternative form of copræmia.coprosma(botany) Any of the plants in the genus Coprosma.coquillaThe nut of the Brazilian palm Attalea funifera.coronoiaUnfounded fear surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19, which may include fear of the spread of the virus or fear of governmental conspiracies in the reaction to the virus.correcta(gambling) Synonym of exactacorymbiaAny of various myrtaceous plants of the genus Corymbia.cosmozoahypothetical seeds or spores that led to the beginning of life, said to have reached Earth through spacecothymiacomorbid anxiety and depressioncotsetla(historical) A cottager or free labourer.coxalgia(medicine) pain in the hipcrantara(historical) A fiery cross used as a rallying cry in the Scottish Highlands.crassula(botany) Any plant of the genus Crassula, often succulents native to southern Africa.credendaplural of credendumcredenzaA sideboard or buffet.cribellaplural of cribellumcriteriaplural of criterioncrocottaA mythical dog-wolf of India or Ethiopia, said to be a deadly enemy of men and dogs and able to imitate the voice of any animal or human.cromorna(music) A type of organ reed stop, sounding a tone resembling that of the oboe.croquetaA Cuban croquette, usually made of ham, beef, chicken, or fish, and generally based on flour rather than potatoes.crostataA kind baked tart of Italian origin, made with shortcrust pastry spread over a baking sheet, then covered with a layer of jam and then decorated with thin strips of the same dough, placed crosswise to form diamonds.cryolava(planetology, geology, volcanology) Ice-volcanic melt which has erupted from a cryovolcano.cubiculaplural of cubiculumcuchintaAlternative form of kutsinta.cumrunga(India, archaic) The carambola or star fruit.cunabulaThe earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals.cupremia(physiology, especially in combination) The presence of copper (Cu) in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration).curupira(folklore) A male supernatural being in Brazilian folklore, a protector of forests, having hair made of fire and feet turned backwards.cusparia(archaic) The bark of Angostura.cuticula(zoology, botany) A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.cuticuraA brand of antibacterial medicated soap or ointment.cyanopiaAlternative form of cyanopsia.cyanuria(medicine) The passing of bluish-coloured urine.cyclopia(teratology) A congenital abnormality in which the orbits of the eye do not divide to form separate socketsczarevnaAlternative spelling of tsarevna.czaritsaAlternative spelling of tsaritsa.czaritzaAlternative spelling of tsaritsa.