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Words beginning with C

The letter C

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C&E

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cabal

/kəˈbɑl/

A secret plot.

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Cabela's

/ˌkɑˈbɛlə/

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cabernet

/ˌkæbɚˈneɪ/

Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

/kæbə(ɹ)ˈneɪ səʊvɪˈnjɒn/Accent not specified by source

Alternative letter-case form of Cabernet Sauvignon.

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cabin

/ˈkæbən/

A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by profession…

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cabinet

/ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

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cabochon

/ˌkæbəˈʃɒn/Accent not specified by source

A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.

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cabotage

/ˈkæbətɪd͡ʒ/

The transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.

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cacao

/kəˈkaʊ/

A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

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cacciatore

/ˌkɑt͡ʃ.əˈtɔɹ.i/

Prepared in an Italian style with wine, mushrooms, spices and tomatoes.

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cachaca

American English pronunciation

Alternative form of cachaça.

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cachaça

/kəˈʃɑ.sə/

A type of distilled spirit made from fermented sugar cane juice, popular in Brazil, used as one of the ingredients of a caipirinha.

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cachaça

/kəˈʃɑ.sə/

A type of distilled spirit made from fermented sugar cane juice, popular in Brazil, used as one of the ingredients of a caipirinha.

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cache

/kæʃ/

Such a store of physical supplies, placed by humans or other animals for practical reasons.

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cachexia

/kəˈkɛksiə/

A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.

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Cacio e Pepe

American English pronunciation

A pasta dish made from tonnarelli, pici, spaghetti, or other pasta with finely grated pecorino and pepper.

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cacique

/kəˈsik/

A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines.

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cacophony

/kæˈkɑfəni/

A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.

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cacti

/ˈkæktaɪ/

plural of cactus

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cactus

/ˈkæktəs/

Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

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cadiz

/kəˈdiz/

A barangay of Umingan, Pangasinan, Philippines.

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cadogan

/kɑdoʊˈɡɑn/

A surname from Welsh or A surname from Irish.

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cadre

/ˈkɑ.dɹeɪ/

A frame or framework.

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caduceus

/kəˈdu.si.əs/

The official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger…

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caecilian

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Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble earthworms or snakes.

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caen

/kæn/

A city in Calvados department, Normandy, France.

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Caerdydd

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caesar

/ˈsizɚ/

An emperor of Ancient Rome.

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caesarea

/ˌkeɪsɚˈiə/

A port city in Israel.

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