| ACANTHA | • acantha n. (Botany) A prickle. • acantha n. (Zoology) A spine or prickly fin. • acantha n. (Anatomy) A spinous process of a vertebra. |
| AGACANT | • AGACANT adj. (French) provoking, alluring, also AGACANTE. |
| BACHATA | • bachata n. A genre of music originating in the Dominican Republic. • bachata n. A style of dance accompanying this music. • BACHATA n. (Spanish) a type of Latin American music played with guitar and percussion; a dance performed to this music. |
| CANASTA | • canasta n. (Uncountable, games, card games) A card game similar to rummy and played using two packs, where the… • canasta n. (Countable, card games) A meld of seven cards in a game of canasta. • CANASTA n. (Spanish) a card game similar to rummy. |
| CANTALA | • cantala n. Cebu maguey; a fiber from the leaves of Agave cantala. • CANTALA n. a coarse fibre used in making strong thread or twine. |
| CANTATA | • cantata n. (Music) A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement… • CANTATA n. (Italian) a kind of vocal composition with instrumental accompaniment. |
| CASSATA | • cassata n. A type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits. • cassata n. Synonym of cassata siciliana. • Cassata prop.n. A surname from Italian. |
| CATALPA | • catalpa n. Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern… • Catalpa prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Bignoniaceae – the catawbas, flowering trees of warm temperate climates. • CATALPA n. a tree of the genus Catalpa, of the bignonia family, with heart-shaped leaves, trumpet-shaped flowers, and long pods. |
| CATAPAN | • catapan n. Alternative form of catepan. • CATAPAN n. (Greek) the governor of Calabria and Apulia for the Byzantine emperor. |
| CATASTA | • catasta n. (Historical) A platform for exhibiting slaves for sale. • catasta n. (Historical) A stage or place for torture. • CATASTA n. (Latin) a scaffold or stage for torture or selling slaves. |
| CATAWBA | • catawba n. The catawba grape, a cultivar of North American Vitis labrusca. • catawba n. A light sparkling wine made from this kind of grape. • catawba n. Any of various species of America catalpa trees Catalpa especially (Catalpa bignonioides (southern catalpa)… |
| NACARAT | • nacarat n. A shade of pale red-orange. • nacarat n. Linens and cloths dyed such a shade. • NACARAT n. (French) a bright orange-red; a fabric so coloured. |
| PATACAS | • patacas n. Plural of pataca. • PATACA n. (Portuguese) a monetary unit of Macao. |