| acciaccatura | (noun) an embellishing note usually written in smaller size | Synonyms: appoggiatura, grace note |
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| asarabacca | (noun) thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe | Synonyms: Asarum europaeum |
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| bacca | (noun) an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape, tomato, cranberry | Synonyms: simple fruit |
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| baccalaureate | (noun) an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies | Synonyms: bachelor's degree |
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| (noun) a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies | - |
| baccarat | (noun) a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine | Synonyms: chemin de fer |
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| baccate | (adjective) resembling a berry | Synonyms: berrylike |
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| (adjective) producing or bearing berries | Synonyms: bacciferous, berried |
| malacca | (noun) a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm | Synonyms: malacca cane |
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| (noun) stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles | - |
| saccade | (noun) a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest | - |
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| (noun) an abrupt spasmodic movement | Synonyms: jerk, jerking, jolt |
| saccadic | (adjective) of or related to the rapid movement of the eyes between points of fixation | - |
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| staccato | (adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply | Synonyms: disconnected |
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| (adverb) separating the notes; in music | - |
| yacca | (noun) West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves | Synonyms: Podocarpus coriaceus, yacca podocarp |
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