Vocabulary

digital root

sformato (Italian dish resembling soufflé)

salsa verde

lithological layer; rock strata; rock formation

inzimino (Italian chickpea stew, often including squid or cuttlefish)

puntarelle (variety of common chicory)

vessel for replenishing inkstone water

high salinity

hydrothermal discharge zone

visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

child soldier

verbal check (esp. on railroads); verbal confirmation

pointing and calling (occupational safety method)

pointing and calling (occupational safety method)

free-use notebook (unruled paper); general-purpose notebook

pointing (at; with one's finger)

container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

birth plan

tortoise

triticale

meristematic tissue; meristem

time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)

small isolated island

crotch rope (in sexual bondage)

point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator

death rattle

to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal

bindi (decorative dot worn on the forehead, esp. by Hindu women)

clarified butter

beurre manié

Boolean datatype

Boolean operation

butterscotch (individually wrapped hard candies)

harissa

coulis

shepherd's pie

cottage pie

gravy

gravy boat; sauce boat

velouté sauce