a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun
a young foreign person, typically a woman, who helps with housework or child care in exchange for room and board
a yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, valued especially for use in jewelry and decoration, and to guarantee the value of currencies
a French soup of meat, typically boiled beef, and vegetables cooked in a large pot
a small round case of puff pastry filled with a savory mixture, typically of meat or fish in a richly flavored sauce
a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun
the capital of Haiti, a port on the western coast of Hispaniola; population 1,998,000 (est. 2007). Founded by the French in 1749, it became capital of the new republic in 1806. The city was devastated in January 2010 by an earthquake that claimed more than 200,000 lives
a small rich sponge cake, typically soaked in rum-flavored syrup
a small rich sponge cake, typically soaked in rum-flavored syrup