Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2014/July

This is the July archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2014.

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Foreign word of the day  in Persian
لاجورد • (lâjavard, lâjvard) noun (mineralogy) lapis lazuli azure, lapis lazuli (color)
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Foreign word of the day  in Romagnol
gat m, noun cat (Felis silvestris catus, a domesticated feline commonly kept as a house pet)
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
nōchoctli noun An alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of the prickly pear.
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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
ēminus adverb at long range, beyond reach aloof from afar
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Foreign word of the day  in German
Selbstheirat f, noun Marriage to oneself. (anthropology) Marriage within one's family or social group.
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
alcanzia f, noun (historical) a small earthen ball filled with flowers, ashes and colourful strips thrown by horsemen at each other during jousts (historical) an earthen grenade
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Foreign word of the day  in Old East Slavic
ꙗзꙑкъ (jazykŭ) m, noun a tongue a language, speech nation, folk, tribe an interpreter a prisoner for interrogation, captive that can reveal information on the enemy
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
toro embolado m, noun a bull with balls of burning material attached to its horns
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
ilhuicac chāneh anim, noun Someone who resides in heaven.
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Norse
blót n, noun (Germanic paganism, especially in the plural) idolatry (Germanic paganism) sacrifice, sacrificial feast (Germanic paganism) idol, amulet swearing, cursing
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Foreign word of the day  in Akkadian
𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 • (argamannu) noun red purple (later) red purple wool tribute
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Foreign word of the day  in Turkish
topik noun a kind of meze made of tahini (sesame paste), chickpea, potato and onion
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Foreign word of the day  in Vietnamese
phăng-tê-di verb (especially music) to improvise; to tweak to engage in sweet nothings; to speak romantically and playfully
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Armenian
սեխ • (sex) noun muskmelon (the fruit of Cucumis melo)
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Galician-Portuguese
sorteira f, noun witch, fortuneteller
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Foreign word of the day  in Luxembourgish
Fixspoun m, noun match, matchstick
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Foreign word of the day  in Icelandic
dæsa verb to sigh or groan deeply, to heave a sigh
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Foreign word of the day  in Middle Armenian
մաշկաթեւ • (maškatʻew) noun bat
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Foreign word of the day  in Polish
na wczoraj adverb As soon as possible, implying the deadline is already over.
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Foreign word of the day  in Russian
богаты́рь • (bogatýrʹ) m anim, noun bogatyr, a medieval Russian heroic warrior.
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
galán adjective gallant (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador) nice, enviable, without worries (said of a situation)
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Foreign word of the day  in Chinese
水銀 (shuǐyín) noun mercury, quicksilver (poetic) moon (poetic) glob, drop of water
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