Kümmel. Liqueur flavored with cumin and caraway seed.

Lait. Milk.

Laitue. Lettuce.

Langue de bœuf à l’écarlate. Pickled tongue.

Macaroni au fromage. Macaroni with cheese.

Macédoine. A mixture of several kinds of vegetables.

Maigre. A vegetable soup without stock.

Maître d’hôtel. Head steward.

Mango. A fruit of the West Indies, Florida, and Mexico.

Mango pickles. Stuffed and pickled young melons and cucumbers.