Nouns I didn't know until now: Mukluk - A high soft boot traditionally made from sealskin worn in the American Arctic
Melodeon - a small accordion of German origin played by folk musicians.
Kanamycin - a broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from a strain of bacteria.
Hadada - a large gray-brown African ibis with iridescent patches on the wings and a loud, harsh call.
Cilice - haircloth
Piassava - a stout fiber obtained from the leaf stalks of a number of South American and African palm trees.
Falciparum - the most severe form of malaria, caused by infection with Plasmodium falciparum