Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2017/August

This is the August archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2017.

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Foreign word of the day  in Chinese
東床 / 东床 (dōngchuáng) noun (figuratively) son-in-law (figuratively, literary) guest bed
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Foreign word of the day  in German
hellhörig adjective (of walls, apartments, etc.) poorly soundproofed, having thin walls (dated) having a keen ear, clairaudient
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
ἅγιος • (hágios) m, adjective and noun devoted to the gods sacred, holy pious, pure (Koine Greek) saint
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Tupi
apek verb to singe; to burn the feathers or bristles of
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
verschonen verb (transitive) to change, to replace with a clean piece of the same thing (transitive, figuratively) to excuse, pardon (transitive, obsolete) to withhold, to fail to use or employ
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
tlamātzohualli noun maize tortillas that have been folded, softened, or otherwise handled
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Foreign word of the day  in French
donner sa langue au chat verb to give up trying to guess something (literally, "to give one's tongue to the cat")
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Foreign word of the day  in Luxembourgish
Krëppebësser m, noun a malicious or malevolent person
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Foreign word of the day  in Thai
ปัดโธ่ • (bpàt-tôo) interjection Interjection used to express frustration, disappointment, or contempt.
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Foreign word of the day  in Gothic
𐍅𐌹𐍃 • (wis) n, noun tranquillity of the sea
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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
giovaneggiare verb (literary, rare) to act youthfully
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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
trabea f, noun A white or purple toga, ornamented with red or purple stripes, associated with the equestrian class. The purple-bordered toga worn by augurs, other priests, and certain officials. A red or purple garment said to have been worn by Romulus and other early Roman kings and consuls, also used to decorate divine images. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) The elaborate ornamental dress of late Imperial consuls.
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Foreign word of the day  in Hindi
अंगीठी • (aṅgīṭhī) f, noun small stove, brazier
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Foreign word of the day  in Bashkir
ир-ат • (ir-at) noun (collective) men, all male members of a community
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Foreign word of the day  in Greek
μεσοστρατίς • (mesostratís) adverb (archaic, literary, poetic) in the middle of the road, midway
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Foreign word of the day  in Old English
āswebban verb to lull, pacify, calm to annul, destroy
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
paitrocínio m, noun (humorous) financial support from one's father or parents
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
vulka f, noun (Mexico, colloquial, nonstandard) a tire repair shop
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Foreign word of the day  in Sanskrit
मक्षू • (makṣū́) adverb rapidly, quickly, speedily
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Foreign word of the day  in Hebrew
קוּמְזִיץ • (kumzits) m, noun A social gathering held around a bonfire or campfire.
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Foreign word of the day  in Serbo-Croatian
kȍlovōz m, noun carriageway (Croatia) August
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