shoehorn
SHOO-hohrn 
<English + <English
an implement used to help slip the heel of a foot into a shoe
flattery
FLAT-uhr-ee 
<French
insincere praise
Americana
uh-mer-uh-KAWN-uh 
<Italian name
materials distinctively characteristic of America, its history or culture
torrent
TOHR-uhnt 
<Latin
a swift, violent stream of water
hubbub
HUB-ub 
probably<Gaelic
an uproar; tumult
avifauna
AYV-uh-fawn-uh 
<Latin
the birds of a region
infarction
in-FAWRK-shuhn 
<Latin
the production of blood coagulation in an area of tissue
moraine
muh-RAYN 
<French
a mass of rocks and sand left by a glacier
geriatrician
jer-ee-uh-TRISH-uhn 
<Greek
a specialist in the problems and diseases of old or aging people
boniato
boh-nee-AW-toh 
<American Spanish
a sweet potato usually grown in tropical regions, as Cuba and southern Florida