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saafaA headscarf or long cloth used to form a turban in parts of India.saala(India) brother-in-lawsabha(India) a public meeting, assembly, or organized groupsacraplural of sacrumsadza(Zimbabwe) Synonym of nshima (“maize porridge”).saetaA Spanish religious song evoking strong emotion, usually sung during public processions.saigaSaiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast area between Kalmykia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia.sakwaAlternative form of sakhua (“sal tree”).salpaAlternative form of salp.salsa(countable) A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.samba(dance) A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.samsaA Central Asian bun stuffed with meat and sometimes with vegetables.sanda(sports) A Chinese martial art, self-defense system, and combat sport, similar to kick-boxing.sanga(Australia, colloquial) Sandwich.sannaA spongy steamed rice cake, popular in parts of India.sansa(music) Alternative spelling of zanza.santa(informal) Alternative letter-case form of Santa (noun).sanza(music) Any type of mbira (thumb piano, a plucked lamellophone) of Southern African origin.saolaA critically endangered ruminant of species Pseudoryx nghetinhensis, of Vietnam and Laos.sarmaA dumpling of minced meat and other ingredients wrapped in a leaf (grape or cabbage).sarsaClipping of sarsaparilla.sarzaAlternative form of sarsa.saunaA room or a house designed for heat sessions.scalaLadder; sequence.scenaA scene in an opera.schwa(phonetics) An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.scimaObsolete spelling of cyma.scita(in the social and political philosophy of Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn) The sum of all the political, economic, technological, scientific, military, geographical, and psychological knowledge of the masses and of their representatives.scopa(card games) A Neapolitan card game.scuba(underwater diving) An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.scutaA scutum (shield).seeyaAlternative form of see you.sehraA headdress worn by the groom during Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi weddings.seizaA traditional formal way of sitting in Japan, by kneeling with the legs folded underneath the thighs and the buttocks resting on the heels, with ankles turned outward.selca(South Korean idol fandom) A photographic portrait taken by the subject; a selfie.sella(anatomy) Synonym of sella turcica.selvaHeavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.semba(music) A genre of traditional music and dance from Angola.semlaA pastry with a cream and almond paste filling, traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday in Sweden, Finland and Estonia.senna(medicine) Senna glycoside, a laxative.sepia(uncountable) A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.septaplural of septumserjaSynonym of sarinda.serraA saw, or saw-like part.sesma(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 13.9 cm.sfihaAn Arab pizza-like dish, traditionally an open-faced meat pie made with ground mutton.shakaA greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist, used to express a variety of positive meanings including all right, hello and goodbye.shalaAlternative form of sal (the tree)shamaCopsychus malabaricus (white-rumped shama), a saxicoline songbird of India, glossy black with a white rump and brown underparts, and six other species in genus Copsychus.shayaAlternative form of chaya (“leafy vegetable”).shevaAlternative form of shva (“Hebrew vowel sign”).shewaAlternative form of shva (“Hebrew vowel sign”).shibaEllipsis of Shiba Inu.shiva(Judaism) A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.shola(India, historical) A wooded ravine; a thicket.shota(uncountable, anime) Hentai anime or manga, or other Japanese-inspired erotic art featuring young, usually prepubescent boys.shukaA sash (decorative length of cloth) worn in parts of Africa.shura(Islam) A body that provides counsel to a leader.shuwaA dish from Oman consisting of lamb or goat slow-cooked for hours before being marinated.sibiaAny timaliid bird of the genus Heterophasia.sicca(India, archaic) A great seal.sidhaAlternative form of siddha.sievaA small variety of lima bean.siglaplural of siglumsigmaThe eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.signaplural of signumsilva(forestry) The forest trees of a particular areasirmaAlternative form of soorma.sirraAlternative spelling of sirrah.sista(African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of sister.slava(Eastern Orthodoxy) The custom of honoring a family patron saint, celebrated chiefly by the Serbs, but also by some Macedonians, Montenegrins, Bulgarians and Gorani.slokaAlternative form of shloka.snuba(sports) A combination of snorkeling and scuba diving where the swimmer uses the fins, mask, and breathing apparatus commonly used in scuba diving, but the oxygen tanks usually strapped to the back are instead attached to floating rafts that remain on the water's surface.soccaA French dish popular in Nice; a kind of chickpea pancake seasoned and eaten hot.softa(Islam) A religious student, especially in Turkeysokha(historical) Russian ard (a type of wooden plough with high, horizontal draft-poles and usually two metal-tipped ploughshares, originating in Northern Russia in medieval times and widely used in Russia and nearby countries until the early 20th century)solfaAlternative form of sol-fa.somma(geology) A volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone.sophaObsolete form of sofa.sornaAlternative form of zurna.sorra(Scotland, Ireland, dialect) sorrowsorta(informal) Contraction of sort of.sorvaEither of the tropical plants Couma macrocarpa and Couma utilis.sousaClipping of sousaphone.spaza(South Africa) An informal trading post or convenience store found in townships and remote areas.spica(botany) A spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis).spina(anatomy) A spine; the backbone.sputaplural of sputumssazaA county of Buganda.stela(archaeology) an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestonestipaAny grass of the genus Stipa.stoga(US, obsolete) a type of cigar popular in the United States in the latter half of the nineteenth century.stolaA chorister's surplice.stoma(botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.striaA stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.stufa(archaic) A fumarolestupa(Buddhism) A Buddhist monument used to house relics of the Buddha or others, especially dome-shaped monuments in the Indian style.styca(historical) An Anglo-Saxon copper coin of little value, used in Northumbria.suckaPronunciation spelling of sucker, representing non-rhotic English.sudraA turban or headdress, similar to the keffiyeh, worn by Jewish men in the ancient Near East and still commonly worn today.suedaAn area with a dense covering of plants of the genus Suaeda, family Amaranthaceae; such plants collectively; seepweed.sugya(Judaism) A passage from the Gemara discussing a specific issue in the Mishna.sulfaOf or containing sulfonamide or sulfanilamide.sulla(South Asia, religious slur, ethnic slur, offensive) A Muslim man; especially one from Pakistan.summaA comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially theology or philosophy.sungaA narrow, rectangular men's swimsuit to cover the genitals and posterior, popular in Brazil.sunnaAlternative form of sunnah.suona(music) A traditional Chinese double-reeded horn with a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound.supra(law) Used to indicate that the current citation is from a source cited earlier in the text.surla(music) Alternative form of zurna.surmaAlternative form of soorma.surraA disease of vertebrate animals caused by protozoan trypanosomes, involving fever, weakness, and lethargy.sutraA rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.suttaAlternative form of sutra.svara(music) A concept in Indian music, comparable to a note or tone.swara(music) Alternative form of svara.sylvaAlternative spelling of silva.syrma(Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) A long dress that trailed on the floor, worn by tragic actors.