| ZUCCHINI | Usual North American name for courgette; from Italian, ' little gourd' (8) |
| MANICOTTI | Hollow tubes of pasta similar to cannelloni but larger and typically ridged; from Italian, 'little sleeves' (9) |
| COURGETTE | Small variety of vegetable marrow named from the French for 'little gourd' (9) |
| ACORNSQUASH | Small gourd often served baked with brown sugar |
| CILANTRO | Usual North American name for coriander, from Spanish (8) |
| GARBANZO | Usual North American name for the chickpea, from Spanish (8) |
| EGGPLANT | Usual North American name for Solanum melongena or its edible fruit (8) |
| HOLSTEIN | Usual North American name for the black-and-white dairy cattle breed known in the UK as Friesians (8) |
| ESCAROLE | Usual North American name for the salad plant Cichorium endivia, also known as Batavian endive (8) |
| CROSTINI | Small pieces of toasted bread with a savoury topping, eaten as starters or canapes; Italian, 'little crusts' (8) |
| BUCATINI | Pasta resembling spaghetti but thicker and hollow; Italian, 'small holes' (8) |
| STEER | Usual North American name for a young castrated bull, especially one raised for beef (5) |
| CARIBOU | Usual North American name for the reindeer; from Canadian French, 'snow-shoveller' (7) |
| ROMAINE | Usual North American name for cos lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. longifolia) (7) |
| DERBY | Usual North American name for a bowler hat (5) |
| TUXEDO | The usual North American name for a dinner jacket |
| ENGLISHHORN | Usual North American name for the cor anglais, of the woodwind family (7,4) |
| SOCCER | The usual North American name for association football (6) |
| ZUCCHINIS | Another name for courgettes, especially in the US (9) |
| POCO | Italian "little" |
