| ABACUSES | • abacuses n. Plural of abacus. • ABACUS n. (Latin) a counting frame using beads. |
| BACALHAU | • BACALHAU n. (Spanish) salted cod, also BACALAO, BACCALA. |
| BACKHAUL | • backhaul v. To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted. • backhaul n. (Transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo. • backhaul n. (Military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped. |
| BANAUSIC | • banausic adj. (Formal) Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical. • banausic adj. (Formal) Uncultured, unrefined, utilitarian. • BANAUSIC adj. mechanical, utilitarian or routine, as opposed to inspiring or imaginative, also BANAUSIAN. |
| BICAUDAL | • bicaudal adj. (Zoology) Having two tails. • BICAUDAL adj. having two tails. |
| CALUMBAS | • CALUMBA n. the dried root of a tree native to East Africa and Madagascar, used as a bitter tonic. |
| CARNAUBA | • carnauba n. A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera. • carnauba n. (Uncountable) The hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes. • CARNAUBA n. (Portuguese) a Brazilian palm tree yielding a fine yellowish wax, also CARNAHUBA. |
| CATTABUS | • cattabus n. Plural of cattabu. • CATTABU n. a cross between domestic cattle and zebu. |
| CAUSABLE | • causable adj. (Rare) That may be caused. • CAUSABLE adj. able to be caused. |
| CUNABULA | • cunabula n. The earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals. • cunabula n. The extant copies of the first or earliest printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th century. • CUNABULA n. (Latin) the extant copies of the first printed books. |
| HAULBACK | • HAULBACK n. a line for drawing a cable back. |
| LABRUSCA | • labrusca n. The fox grape (Vitis labrusca). • LABRUSCA n. a kind of fox grape. |
| MACAHUBA | • macahuba n. Archaic form of macauba. • MACAHUBA n. (Spanish) an American palm, whose nuts yield a violet-scented oil, also MACOYA. |
| MACUMBAS | • macumbas n. Plural of macumba. • MACUMBA n. (Portuguese) a Black religious cult practised in Brazil, characterized by sorcery, ritual dancing, and the use of fetishes. |
| SAMBUCAS | • sambucas n. Plural of sambuca. • SAMBUCA n. (Latin) an ancient stringed instrument, also SAMBUKE. |