| AARTI | • aarti n. (Hinduism) A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter. • AARTI n. (Hindi) an Indian ceremony in which candles dipped in ghee are lighted and offered to various deities, also ARTI. |
| ACARI | • acari n. Plural of acarus. • Acari prop.n. A taxonomic subclass within the class Arachnida – the ticks and mites. • ACARUS n. (Latin) a mite, a kind of small arachnid. |
| AGRIA | • Agria prop.n. A surname. • AGRIA n. a skin condition with extensive pus blisters. |
| ARIAS | • arias n. Plural of aria. • Arias prop.n. A surname from Spanish. • ARIAs n. Plural of ARIA. |
| ATRIA | • atria n. Plural of atrium. • ATRIUM n. (Latin) a square hall lighted from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels. |
| BRAAI | • braai n. (South Africa) A barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing. • braai n. (Chiefly South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe) A social meeting, including the braaing of meat; a cookout. • braai v. (Chiefly South Africa) To grill meat over an open flame (not on a gass grill). |
| LAARI | • laari n. A subdenomination of the rufiyaa, 1/100 of its value. • laari n. A former currency of Maldives until 1913. • LAARI n. a monetary unit of the Maldives, 1/100th of a rufiyaa, also LAREE, LARI. |
| MARIA | • maria n. Plural of mare (lunar plain). • Maria prop.n. A female given name from Hebrew. • Maria prop.n. A Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh provinces in India. |
| NAIRA | • naira n. The official currency of Nigeria, which replaced the pound in 1973; the principal denomination of the… • NAIRA n. a Nigerian currency unit. |
| RAIAS | • Raias prop.n. Plural of Raia. • RAIA n. (Arabic) a non-Muslim subject of Turkey, also RAYA, RAYAH. |
| RAITA | • raita n. A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt. • raita n. (India, derogatory, politics, online slang) A Hindu who does not support Hindutva, a liberal Hindu… • RAITA n. (Hindi) an Indian dish of chopped vegetables in yogurt. |
| RAKIA | • rakia n. Alternative spelling of rakija. • RAKIA n. a kind of fruit brandy produced by distillation of fermented fruit, popular throughout the Balkans, also RAKIJA. |
| RIATA | • riata n. (US, regional) A lariat or lasso. • RIATA n. (Spanish) a lariat, also REATA. |
| TAIRA | • taira n. Alternative form of tayra. • Taira prop.n. A Japanese male given name from Japanese. • Taira prop.n. A surname from Japanese. |
| TIARA | • tiara n. The papal crown. • tiara n. An ornamental coronet. • Tiara prop.n. A female given name from English from the noun tiara. |
| VARIA | • VARIA n. (Latin) a literary miscellany. |