| pachouli | (noun) a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant | Synonyms: patchouli, patchouly |
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| (noun) small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes | Synonyms: patchouli, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin |
| paczki | (noun) A traditional Polish doughnut. | - |
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| pakchoi | (noun) Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves | Synonyms: bok choi, bok choy, Brassica rapa chinensis, Chinese white cabbage, pak choi |
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| parchesi | (noun) an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board | Synonyms: pachisi, parchisi |
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| parchisi | (noun) an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board | Synonyms: pachisi, parchesi |
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| pastrami | (noun) highly seasoned cut of smoked beef | - |
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| patchouli | (noun) a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant | Synonyms: pachouli, patchouly |
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| (noun) small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes | Synonyms: pachouli, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin |
| penni | (noun) 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland | - |
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| pepperoni | (noun) a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage) | - |
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| peri | (noun) a beautiful and graceful girl | - |
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| (noun) (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done | - |
| phi | (noun) the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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| pi | (noun) the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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| (noun) the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846... | - |
| piccalilli | (noun) relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion | - |
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| pichi | (noun) Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic | Synonyms: Fabiana imbricata |
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| pirogi | (noun) small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried | Synonyms: piroshki, pirozhki |
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| piroshki | (noun) small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried | Synonyms: pirogi, pirozhki |
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| pirozhki | (noun) small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried | Synonyms: pirogi, piroshki |
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| poi | (noun) Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment | - |
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| potpourri | (noun) a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume | - |
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| (noun) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources | Synonyms: medley, pastiche |
| (noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety |
| psi | (noun) the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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| (noun) a unit of pressure | Synonyms: pounds per square inch |
| qadi | (noun) an Islamic judge | - |
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| qi | (noun) the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health | Synonyms: ch'i, chi, ki |
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| quasi | (adjective) having some resemblance | - |
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| rabbi | (noun) spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law | - |
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| ragi | (noun) East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient | Synonyms: African millet, coracan, corakan, Eleusine coracana, finger millet, kurakkan, ragee |
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| ramontchi | (noun) small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums | Synonyms: batoko palm, Flacourtia indica, governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum |
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| rani | (noun) (the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja | Synonyms: ranee |
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| ravioli | (noun) small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings | Synonyms: cappelletti |
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| rbi | (noun) a run that is the result of the batter's performance | Synonyms: run batted in |
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| rigatoni | (noun) tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces | - |
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| safari | (noun) an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) | Synonyms: campaign, hunting expedition |
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| saki | (noun) small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail | - |
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| (noun) Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot | Synonyms: rice beer, sake |
| salai | (noun) East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense | Synonyms: Boswellia serrata |
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| salami | (noun) highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried | - |
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| salmagundi | (noun) cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing | - |
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| (noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, smorgasbord, variety |
| salmi | (noun) ragout of game in a rich sauce | - |
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| samurai | (noun) feudal Japanese military aristocracy | - |
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| (noun) a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy | - |
| sandhi | (noun) the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech) | - |
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| sannyasi | (noun) a Hindu religious mendicant | Synonyms: sannyasin, sanyasi |
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| sanyasi | (noun) a Hindu religious mendicant | Synonyms: sannyasi, sannyasin |
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| sari | (noun) a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body | Synonyms: saree |
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| sashimi | (noun) very thinly sliced raw fish | - |
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| satori | (noun) (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment | - |
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| scallopini | (noun) sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour | Synonyms: scallopine |
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| scampi | (noun) large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic | - |
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| semi | (noun) a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle | Synonyms: semitrailer |
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| (noun) a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together | Synonyms: articulated lorry, rig, tractor trailer, trailer truck, trucking rig |
| (noun) one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament | Synonyms: semifinal |
| seniti | (noun) 100 seniti equal 1 pa'anga in Tonga | - |
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| senpai | (noun) someone who is older or other superior to the speaker | - |
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| shanghai | (verb) take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship | Synonyms: impress |
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| shogi | (noun) a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces | - |
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| shoji | (noun) a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper | - |
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| shufti | (noun) a quick look around (originally military slang) | - |
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| si | (noun) the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization | Synonyms: te, ti |
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| ski | (noun) narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow | - |
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| (verb) move along on skis | - |
| souari | (noun) large South American evergreen tree having trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil | Synonyms: Caryocar nuciferum, souari nut, souari tree |
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| souvlaki | (noun) made of lamb | Synonyms: souvlakia |
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| spaghetti | (noun) pasta in the form of long strings | - |
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| (noun) spaghetti served with a tomato sauce | - |
| spaghettini | (noun) thin spaghetti | - |
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| spermaceti | (noun) a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale | - |
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| staphylococci | (noun) spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections | Synonyms: staph, staphylococcus |
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| streptococci | (noun) spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis | Synonyms: strep, streptococcus |
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| sugi | (noun) tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood | Synonyms: Cryptomeria japonica, Japan cedar, Japanese cedar |
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| sukiyaki | (noun) thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce | - |
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| sushi | (noun) rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed | - |
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| swami | (noun) a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect | - |
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| tabi | (noun) a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese | Synonyms: tabis |
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| tabooli | (noun) a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat | Synonyms: tabbouleh |
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| tahini | (noun) a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds | - |
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| taichi | (noun) a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health | Synonyms: t'ai chi, t'ai chi chuan, tai chi, tai chi chuan, taichichuan |
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| takoyaki | (noun) a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special moulded pan | - |
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| taxi | (noun) a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money | Synonyms: cab, hack, taxicab |
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| (verb) ride in a taxicab | Synonyms: cab |
| (verb) travel slowly | - |
| tekki | (noun) a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing) | Synonyms: techie |
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| teriyaki | (noun) beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled | - |
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| tetri | (noun) 100 tetri equal 1 lari in Georgia | - |
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| ti | (noun) the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization | Synonyms: si, te |
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| (noun) shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii | Synonyms: Cordyline terminalis |
| timpani | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, tympani, tympanum |
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| tipi | (noun) a Native American tent; usually of conical shape | Synonyms: teepee, tepee |
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| titi | (noun) small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail | Synonyms: titi monkey |
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| (noun) tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers | Synonyms: buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla |
| (noun) deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves | Synonyms: Oxydendrum arboreum, sorrel tree, sourwood |
| toitoi | (noun) used by Maoris for thatching | Synonyms: Arundo conspicua, Chionochloa conspicua, toetoe |
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| topi | (noun) a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal | Synonyms: Damaliscus lunatus, sassaby |
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| (noun) a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun | Synonyms: pith hat, pith helmet, sun helmet, topee |
| tortellini | (noun) small ring-shaped stuffed pasta | - |
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| tripoli | (noun) a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing | Synonyms: rottenstone |
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| tsunami | (noun) a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption | - |
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| tympani | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympanum |
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| uakari | (noun) medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail | - |
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| ugli | (noun) large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin | Synonyms: tangelo, ugli fruit |
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| unai | (noun) relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot | Synonyms: Choloepus didactylus, two-toed sloth, unau |
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| (noun) a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot | Synonyms: Choloepus hoffmanni, two-toed sloth, unau |
| venturi | (noun) a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor) | - |
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| vermicelli | (noun) pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti | - |
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| vi | (adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units | Synonyms: 6, half-dozen, half dozen, six |
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| vii | (adjective) being one more than six | Synonyms: 7, seven |
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| viii | (adjective) being one more than seven | Synonyms: 8, eight |
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| wadi | (noun) gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season | - |
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| wapiti | (noun) large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male | Synonyms: American elk, Cervus elaphus canadensis, elk |
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| (noun) common deer of temperate Europe and Asia | Synonyms: American elk, Cervus elaphus, elk, red deer |
| wasabi | (noun) the thick green root of the wasabi plant that the Japanese use in cooking and that tastes like strong horseradish; in powder or paste form it is often eaten with raw fish | - |
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| (noun) a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root | - |
| xci | (adjective) being one more than ninety | Synonyms: 91, ninety-one |
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| xcii | (adjective) being two more than ninety | Synonyms: 92, ninety-two |
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| xciii | (adjective) being three more than ninety | Synonyms: 93, ninety-three |
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| xcvi | (adjective) being six more than ninety | Synonyms: 96, ninety-six |
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| xcvii | (adjective) being seven more than ninety | Synonyms: 97, ninety-seven |
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