| BACALAO | Spanish for a particular fish, but in culinary terms it refers to the dried and salted version which in Mallorca is often served with spinach and raisins, or local mushrooms (7) |
| LANTERNFESTIVAL | The most wellknown event of this type celebrates the start of a Chinese New Year, but Mallorca has its own charming version which takes place in Alcudia on August 24th after children and adults have s |
| ROE | Fish eggs, in culinary terms |
| COCOA | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree, from which chocolate is made (5) |
| TEA | The dried and prepared leaves of a shrub (3) |
| BACON | Meat from the back and sides of a pig, dried and salted (5) |
| BOMBAYDUCK | Fish which is dried and salted before being consumed (6,4) |
| PLUM | Fruit that's sometimes dried and salted |
| INLAY | In layman's terms, it starts as a wooden insert (5) |
| ALTER | In real terms, it may become different (5) |
| INTER | In plain terms, it doesn't mean "dig up" (5) |
| TORSO | In Italian, it literally means "stalk." In English, it refers to the part of the human body that isn't the head and neck and the legs and arms. First known use occurred in 1722. |
| FINALE | Its first known use dates to 1774, from the Italian spelled in the same way. In English, it refers to the last part of a piece of music or of an event. |
| STILETTO | In Italian the word refers to a dagger. In English, it refers to a dagger as well as shoes. First known usage in English is the early 17th century. |
| GESSO | The Italian means, literally, "gypsum." In English, it refers to a substance (often made of gypsum) used as a ground for painting, among other purposes. It first use can be traced to 1596. |
| EXTRAVAGANZA | In Italian, with a variant spelling, it refers to bizarre, overindulgent, or eccentric behavior. In English, it means an elaborate entertainment. The first known usage in English was in 1754. |
| QANAT | Named for the Arabic word for 'channel', it refers to a system of transporting water from a water well to the surface using an underground aqueduct |
| CARTOON | From an Italian word that means "pasteboard." In English it refers to a type of drawing, usually intended as satire or for the purpose of humour. Its first known use dates to 1671. |
| PIZZA | From Italian (or possibly High German) meaning "to bite." In Italian, it can be an expression of boredom. In English, it refers to a dish made with flattened dough that carries, traditionally, tomatoe |
| HALOGENS | It refers to the elements of group 17 of the periodic table (8) |
