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hassock
HAS-uhk <English a footstool or small cushion
poi
poi <Hawaiian & <Samoan a Hawaiian food made of taro root which is cooked and punded and kneaded into a pasty mass and eaten with the fingers
earnest
UHR-nuhst <Greek money given as a pledge in binding a bargain
origami
ohr-uh-GAW-mee <Japanese the art of Japanese paper folding
acronym
AK-ruh-nim <Greek a word formed from initials
perpetrator
PUHR-puh-tray-duhr <Latin one that commits a crime
peccadillo
pek-uh-DIL-oh <Spanish<Latin a slight offense; a petty fault
libretto
li-BRET-oh <Italian the text of an opera
sarsaparilla
sas-puh-RIL-uh <Spanish a sweetened carbonated beverage similar to root beer
myrmidon
MUHR-muh-dawn <Greek a follower who unquestioningly or pitilessly executes orders; a hireling
