Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2019/May

This is the May archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2019.

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Foreign word of the day in Italian
calendimaggio m, noun May Day (the first day of May, or a spring festival held on that day)
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Foreign word of the day in Hebrew
מַחֲנֵה רִכּוּז‎ • (makhané rikúz) m, noun concentration camp
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Foreign word of the day in Chinese
客里空 (kèlǐkōng) noun (Mainland China) boastful fabrication and exaggeration in news reports (Mainland China) boaster; loudmouth; someone who makes up facts; people who are flashy but have no substance
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Foreign word of the day in Spanish
rebeca f, noun (Spain) cardigan (a type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool)
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Foreign word of the day in Greek
αβγοκόβω • (avgokóvo) verb add a mixture of egg and lemon juice (αβγολέμονο (avgolémono)) to a soup or sauce
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Foreign word of the day in Thai
กินข้าวแดง • (gin-kâao-dɛɛng) verb (slang) to be imprisoned for a crime (literally, "to eat red rice")
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Foreign word of the day in Ukrainian
буга́й • (buháj) m anim, noun bull (uncastrated male of cattle) (pejorative, figuratively) large, strong man
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Foreign word of the day in Latin
carnārium n, noun smoke chamber where meat is smoked meat rack, larder carnage, butchery
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Foreign word of the day in Hindi
बिजलीघर • (bijlīghar) m, noun power station (literally, "electricity home")
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Foreign word of the day in German
Sonntagsschrift f, noun (colloquial) diligently tidy handwriting (often used in an ironic fashion) (dated) Sunday newspaper or magazine
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Foreign word of the day in Proto-Norse
ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ (hlaiwa) n, noun tomb, grave
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Foreign word of the day in Arabic
شِكَال‎ • (šikāl) m, noun hopple, hobble, pastern; a kind of fetter used to restrain the feet of an animal so that surgery can be performed on it
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Foreign word of the day in French
zarbi adjective (slang) strange; unusual
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Foreign word of the day in Galician
friaxe m, noun cold weather; sudden drop in temperatures
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Foreign word of the day in Japanese
慈愛 • (jiai) noun affection, frequently the love of a parent for a child
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Foreign word of the day in Swedish
knappologi c, noun an exaggerated and pointlessly pedantic systematization, especially of something trivial (literally, "buttonology")
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Foreign word of the day in Scots
brainyell noun and verb an uproar to rush violently to put up a fight
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Foreign word of the day in Egyptian
jdmj m, noun fine red linen
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Foreign word of the day in Dutch
ijsberen verb to pace back and forth (like a polar bear in a zoo)
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Foreign word of the day in Catalan
rampell m, noun sudden urge, whim, frenzy
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Foreign word of the day in Mezquital Otomi
ñꞌi noun and adjective chili pepper sauce spicy
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Foreign word of the day in Portuguese
pitaco m, noun (Brazil, pejorative) an opinion, suggestion, statement or piece of advice considered unfounded and unwelcome; kibitzing
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Foreign word of the day in Esperanto
tremolo noun aspen
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Foreign word of the day in Classical Nahuatl
ohxitl noun a turpentine-based unguent
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Foreign word of the day in Russian
качо́к • (kačók) m anim, noun (colloquial) a person with excessive muscle mass; a muscleman; a bodybuilder
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Foreign word of the day in Ancient Greek
πομφολυγοπάφλασμα • (pompholugopáphlasma) n, noun the sound of bubbles rising to the surface
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Foreign word of the day in Korean
흥하다 • (heunghada) verb to thrive, flourish, prosper
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Foreign word of the day in Czech
nejlepší inspirace je termín phrase a deadline is the best inspiration
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Foreign word of the day in Middle High German
göugrave m, noun a count of a district, local judge
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Foreign word of the day in Egyptian Arabic
قِزَق‎ • (ʾazaʾ) m, noun dolly, trolley, lever, slipway poles, posts (such as used for telecommunication)
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Foreign word of the day in Danish
afsked c, noun a parting; a farewell the leaving of an office or position
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