quizzes
KWIZ-uhz 
<unknown
short tests
lute
loot 
<English<French<Old Provencal<Arabic
an old guitar-like stringed instrument
offshore
awf-SHOHR 
<English + <English
situated away from the beach
mahogany
muh-HAWG-uh-nee 
<unknown
the reddish brown wood of a tropical American tree
occasional
uh-KAY-zuhn-nuhl 
<English<French<Latin
happening now and then
rendezvous
RAWN-duh-voo; RAWN-day-voo 
<French
a meeting place; a meeting
julienne
joo-lee-EN 
<French name
cut in long thin strips; used especially of vegetables and fruits
eclectic
e-KLEK-tik 
<Greek
selected from various sources; composed of diverse elements
patois
pa-TWAW 
<French
a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect; jargon
ikat
EE-kawt 
<Malay
a technique of fabric decoration common in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Latin America in which warp and sometimes weft yarns are tied and died before weaving