Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2013/October

This is the October archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2013.

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Foreign word of the day in Latin
cauriō verb I caterwaul like a cat in heat.
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Foreign word of the day in Spanish
pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo verb to daydream to contemplate (intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
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Foreign word of the day in French
aise f., noun satisfaction joy ease, facility, absence of effort
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Foreign word of the day in Ancient Greek
φρονέω • (phronéō) verb to think, to have understanding, to be wise, prudent to be minded in a certain way, to mean, intend, purpose to have a thing in one's mind, mind, take heed to be in possession of one's senses, to be sensible, to be alive
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Foreign word of the day in Catalan
cantimplora f., noun flask, canteen (water bottle)
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Foreign word of the day in Latvian
šķīsts adjective (religion) pure, immaculate, without sin (who never sinned; who was purified, who had his/her sins forgiven) (morally) pure, virtuous (who follows high moral standards) (dated sense, usually about clothes, body) clean
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Foreign word of the day in Old English
ælfsogoþa m., noun a hiccup, heartache, or other disease ascribed to elvish influence.
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Foreign word of the day in Emilian
bragaldån m., noun (informal) someone who wears baggy trousers
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Foreign word of the day in Aragonese
pedaleta f. noun a short sock
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Foreign word of the day in Spanish
itacate m., noun (Mexico) food provisions, rations
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Foreign word of the day in Old Portuguese
perponto m., noun padding worn under armour
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Foreign word of the day in Kaingang
ẽgje noun a trap with corn as bait
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Foreign word of the day in Asturian
quimera f., noun fight, brawl
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Foreign word of the day in Karipúna Creole French
ãxéne verb to chain (to fasten something with a chain)
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Foreign word of the day in Quechua
khipu noun knot (looping of a piece of string) quipu (recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords)
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Foreign word of the day in Classical Nahuatl
ilhuicaatl noun sea, ocean
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Foreign word of the day in Mirandese
bibal m., noun nursery (place where the buds of trees, shrubs and vines are cultivated) a fox den
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Foreign word of the day in Breton
ger m., noun word
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Foreign word of the day in Gothic
𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 • (ulbandus) m., noun camel
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Foreign word of the day in Icelandic
ljós n., noun a light a lighting
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Foreign word of the day in Galician
devesa f., noun a vast woodland, usually walled or fenced, whose trees are not very densely packed
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Foreign word of the day in Portuguese
singrar verb (now poetic) to sail; to cross the seas (figuratively) to thrive (to be successful)
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Foreign word of the day in Ancient Greek
κατουλάς • (katoulás) f., noun shrouding
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Foreign word of the day in Kaingang
jãnjãn verb to pray to sing hymns
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Foreign word of the day in Latin
contumāx adjective insolent, obstinate, stiff-necked (law) who refuses to appear in a court of law, in disobedience of a summons (of inanimate objects) unyielding, providing opposition
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Foreign word of the day in Malay
air or اءير‎ noun water (liquid H₂O)
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Foreign word of the day in German
Boot n., noun boat
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Foreign word of the day in Quechua
this interjection the sound a cat makes when preparing to attack something the sound of damp wood burning
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Foreign word of the day in Old English
rīċe n., noun power, authority, dominion kingdom, empire
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Foreign word of the day in Ido
bone adverb well
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Foreign word of the day in Old Norse
mold f., noun earth, dirt, soil
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