cotton
KAW-tuhn 
<Arabic
the soft white hairs around the seeds of certain mallow plants
burrito
buh-REE-toh 
<American Spanish
a flour tortilla folded around a filling of meat, beans, or cheese and usually baked
hoarse
hohrs 
<English
having a rough, husky voice
alleviate
uh-LEEV-ee-ayt 
<Latin
to lessen or relieve pain
decagon
DEK-uh-gawn 
<Greek
a plane geometric figure with ten sides
didactic
dy-DAK-tik 
<Greek
intended for instruction
appearance
uh-PIR-uhnts 
<Latin
the outward look of something
demotic
duh-MAWD-ik; dee-MAWT-ik 
<Greek
relating to the people; common; popular (used expecially of a language)
virtuosa
vuhr-chuh-WOH-suh 
<Italian
a female with great skill in a fine art
sarsaparilla
sas-puh-RIL-uh 
<Spanish
a root beer-like carbonated beverage