condor
a very large American vulture (Vultur gryphus) found in elevated parts of the Andes, having the head and neck bare and the plumage dull black with a downy white neck ruff and white patches on the wings, and being one of the largest and most powerful of flying birds though feeding preferably on carrion
iguana
any of a number of large herbivorous chiefly tropical American lizards (family Iguanidae) being typically dark-colored with a serrated dorsal crest and a gular pouch, attaining a length of several feet, and serving as an important article of human food in their native habitat
hurricane
a tropical cyclone with winds of 73 miles per hour or greater but rarely exceeding 150 miles per hour, usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning, and especially prevalent from August to October in the tropical North Atlantic and tropical Western Pacific but occasionally moving into temperate latitudes
kahuna
a native master of a craft or vocation
hogan
a conical, hexagonal, or octagonal dwelling characteristic of the Navaho Indian made with a door traditionally facing east and constructed of logs and sticks covered with mud, sods, or adobe or sometimes of stones
jerky
meat (as beef) that has been jerked
muskrat
an abundant aquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethica synonym Fiber zibethica) found throughout the U.S. and Canada living in holes in the banks of ponds or streams or in dome-shaped houses of rushes and mud, being as large as a small cat with the tail long, scaly, and laterally compressed, the hind feet webbed, the fur dark glossy brown, and having small glands that emit a musky odor
hominy
kernels of hulled corn (as white flint corn) with the germ removed and either whole or ground
wigwam
a hut of the American Indians of the region of the Great Lakes and eastward having typically an arched top and consisting of a framework of poles overlaid with bark, rush mats, or hides
pampas
a small wildcat (Felis pajeros) of Argentina and Patagonia that is yellowish gray with dark bands on the legs and tail and brownish stripes running obliquely from the back to the flanks
caribou
any of several large deer (genus Rangifer) of northern North America that are related to the Old World reindeer and have large palmate antlers in both sexes, broad flat hooves, a heavy double coat, and short ears and tail
toboggan
a long flat-bottomed light sled made of thin boards curved up at one end with usually low handrails at the sides and used for coasting, traveling, or transportation on snow or ice
persimmon
a tree or shrub of the genus Diospyros
quinine
a bitter efflorescent crystalline levorotatory alkaloid C20H24N2O2 obtained from cinchona bark that is a diacid base forming two series of salts and is derived from methoxy-quinoline and quinuclidine and that is used in medicine especially in the form of salts
powwow
a North American Indian conjurer or medicine man
bayou
a creek, secondary watercourse, or minor river that is tributary to another river or other body of water
coyote
a buff-gray to reddish-gray swift carnivorous mammal (Canis latrans) of North America that is closely related to but smaller than the wolf, has a narrow pointed muzzle and triangular ears, hunts singly or in small groups, and is known for its various distinctive vocalizations (such as barks, yips, and howls)
tamale
ground meat seasoned with chili or other filling, rolled up in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed
poi
a Hawaiian food prepared from the cooked corms of taro that are mashed with water to the consistency of a paste or thick liquid and often allowed to ferment
cashew
a tropical American tree (Anacardium occidentale) naturalized in all warm countries and important chiefly for its nut but yielding also a gum
luau
a feast with Hawaiian food and usually Hawaiian entertainment
totem
an animal, plant, or other object serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often regarded as a reminder of its ancestry
mahimahi
the flesh of a dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) used for food
hickory
an American tree of the genus Carya
cacao
the dried and usually partly fermented seed of the cacao tree used chiefly in the preparation of cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter
kona
a storm of southerly or southwesterly winds and heavy rains in Hawaii
malihini
a newcomer or stranger among the people of Hawaii
wikiwiki
quickly, fast
Tuckahoe
either of two plants having rootstocks used as food by American Indians
pecan
a hickory (Carya illinoensis) of the south central U.S. having roughish bark and hard but brittle wood, sometimes attaining great size, and producing an edible nut
chipotle
a smoked and usually dried jalape�o
skunk
any of various common omnivorous New World mammals forming a subfamily of Mustelidae, showing typical warning coloration of brilliantly patterned black and white, and possessing a pair of muscular-walled perineal glands from which an intensely malodorous secretion is ejected when the animal is startled or in danger
woodchuck
a thickset marmot (Marmota monax) of the northeastern U.S. and Canada with a chiefly grizzled reddish brown color
chocolate
a food obtained by grinding roasted cacao beans that have been freed from germ and shell
muumuu
a loose often long dress having bright colors and patterns and adapted from the dresses originally distributed by missionaries to the native women of Hawaii
puma
a large powerful tawny brown unspotted cat (Felis concolor) longer limbed and less bulky than the jaguar and formerly widespread over most of the Americas but now extinct in much of the U.S. and eastern Canada
tomato
a plant of the genus Lycopersicon; specifically : a South American perennial herb (L. esculentum) widely cultivated usually as an annual for its fruit and having interruptedly pinnate leaves and yellow flowers
maraca
a rattle of Latin American origin that is often made from a hollow gourd containing pebbles or dried seeds and that is used as a percussion instrument usually in pairs � usually used in plural
petunia
a genus of branching and often straggling annual or perennial South American herbs (family Solanaceae) that have viscid and pubescent stems and foliage, bear abundant flowers with funnel-form or salver-shaped flowers, and are widely cultivated as ornamentals
jaguar
a large powerful cat (Felis onca) ranging from Texas to Paraguay but extremely rare in the northern part of its range having a larger head, heavier body, and shorter thicker legs than the leopard or the cougar, and being of brownish yellow or buff color marked with black spots each of which is surrounded by a somewhat broken ring of smaller ones
buccaneer
a person who dries and smokes flesh or fish after the manner of American Indians � originally used of the French settlers in Haiti who hunted wild cattle and swine
llama
any of a genus (Lama) of wild or domesticated long-necked South American ruminants related to the camels but smaller and without a hump; especially : a domesticated llama (L. glama) descended from the guanaco that has long coarse woolly hair varying in color from black and is used especially in the Andes as a pack animal and a source of wool
succotash
a mixture of lima beans or shell beans and kernels of green corn cooked together
caucus
a conference of party or organization leaders (as legislators) to decide on policies, plans, appointees, and candidates
wampum
beads made of shells polished and strung together in strands, belts, or sashes and used by the North American Indians as money, ceremonial pledges, and ornaments
mole
a congenital spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body
toucan
any of numerous fruit-eating birds of tropical America of the family Ramphastidae that have a very large but light and thin-walled beak often nearly as long as the body and are usually brilliantly colored in beak as well as plumage with red, yellow, white, and black in striking contrast