scum
skum 
<Dutch
a thin layer of impurities on the top of a liquid
plausible
PLAWZ-uh-buhl 
<Latin
seemingly true
geode
JEE-ohd 
<Greek
a stone with a cavity lined with crystals or silica
haiku
hy-KOO 
<Japanese
a Japanese verse form of three unrhymed lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively
hustings
HUS-tingz 
<Old Norse
the process of, or the place for, political campaigning
nosh
nawsh 
<Yiddish<German
to snack
rehearse
ri-HUHRS 
<French
to practice, as for a performance
kasha
KAW-shuh 
<Russian
a mush made from coarse cracked buckwheat, barley, millet, or wheat
raita
RY-tuh; raw-EE-tuh 
<Hindi & <Urdu
an Indian side dish made of yogurt, diced cucumbers, and seasonings
Panglossian
pan-GLAWS-ee-uhn 
<fictional character
marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds