rupture
RUP-chuhr 
<Latin
to break apart
gristle
GRIS-uhl 
<English
cartilage, especially as found in meat
zephyr
ZEF-uhr 
<Greek
a gentle breeze
spaghetti
spuh-GET-ee 
<Italian
long, thin strands of pasta, cooked by boiling or steaming
spinet
SPIN-uht 
<Italian
a small upright piano
nuclei
NOO-klee-y 
<Latin
the central masses of protoplasm in cells
meticulous
muh-TIK-yuh-luhs 
<Latin
extremely careful about details; finicky
marzipan
MAWRZ-uh-pan 
<German<Italian
a confection of ground almonds, sugar and egg whites
pfeffernuss
FEF-uhr-noos 
<German
a small, hard, highly spiced Christmas cookie
taiga
TY-guh 
<Russian
swampy coniferous forest of Siberia beginning where the tundra ends