English Words (and Names) with Diacritics

Name these words in English, usually borrowed from another language, that sometimes are written with diacritics.

These diacritics are often dropped in everyday use.

The second group contains capitalized proper nouns.

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Diacritic	Definition	Answer
acute accent (´)	Greek iced coffee drink that can be similar to a milkshake	frappé
	Savory or sweet baked egg-based dish	soufflé
	A coffee shop or diner	café
	To cook with a small amount oil or fat over high heat	sauté
	Element so overused it has lost its effect or become irritating	cliché
	Document that presents one's background and accomplishments	résumé
	Overthrow of government (a "stroke of state")	coup d’état
	A woman's family name at birth	née
grave accent (`)	Face-to-face (in comparison with)	vis-à-vis
acute / grave	The feeling that one has lived through the present situation before	déjà vu
diaeresis (¨)	Describes someone with a lack of experience or sophistication	naïve
umlaut (¨)	"Over" or "above"	über
umlaut (¨)	Unit of measurement for exposure to radiation	röntgen
tilde (˜)	Decorated container, filled with candy, broken in a celebration	piñata
tilde (˜)	Medium-sized chile pepper of the species Capsicum annuum	jalapeño
circumflex (ˆ)	A manor house or fine country house of nobility	château
cedilla (¸)	The front part or exterior of a building	façade

Diacritic	Clue	Proper Noun
acute accent (´)	Like Knowles-Carter	Beyoncé
acute accent (´)	Like Zellweger	Renée
diaeresis (¨)	Another name for Christmas, or perhaps a given name	Noël
	Female first name of Greek origin, meaning "life"	Zoë
	Female name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek (e.g. Sevigny)	Chloë
	Like Charlotte, Emily, and Anne	Brontë
umlaut (¨)	European city among the world's largest financial centres	Zürich
macron (¯)	Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand	Māori
circumflex (ˆ)	Country located on the south coast of West Africa	Côte d'Ivoire
caron (ˇ)	Czech automobile manufacturer, subsidiary of Volkswagen	Škoda

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