Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2018/March

This is the March archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2018.

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Foreign word of the day  in German
Handschuh m, noun glove, mitten, gauntlet, mitt (literally, "hand shoe")
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Foreign word of the day  in Hindi
उल्लू बनाना • (ullū banānā) verb (idiomatic) to make a fool of, to prank (literally, "to make an owl of")
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Foreign word of the day  in Galician
miolo m, noun crumb, soft part (of bread, etc) marrow core or kernel (colloquial, in the plural) brain (figuratively) judgement, reason
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Foreign word of the day  in French
passer crème verb (slang) to go very well, to go without a hitch; to hit the spot, to be just the thing (literally, "to go cream")
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Foreign word of the day  in Thai
นกหวีด • (nók-wìit) noun whistle (literally, "bird call")
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Foreign word of the day  in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܚܘܘܐ • (xūwa) m, noun snake, serpent (medicine) pediculosis
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
verdierlijken verb to turn into an animal; to cause, produce or acquire animal or animalesque traits
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Foreign word of the day  in Pashto
شوملې • (šumle) f, noun buttermilk a yogurt drink, lassi yogurt mixed with water
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Foreign word of the day  in Czech
pendlovky f pl, noun a pendulum clock in long glass case
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Foreign word of the day  in Hausa
cindṑ m, noun a person with six fingers on each hand
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
χρῡσόνωτος • (khrūsónōtos) adjective with a golden back or surface
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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
intuarsi verb (obsolete, poetic, reflexive) To penetrate deeply into your conscience or spirit.
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Foreign word of the day  in Burmese
ဟောက် • (hauk) verb and adjective to roar; to bark to snore (colloquial) to berate hollow; sunken; concave
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
tomillar m, noun A biome of Spain in which thyme plants predominate.
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Foreign word of the day  in Chinese
煎熬 (jiān'áo) verb (literary) to fry and boil; to cook by boiling (literary) to produce (something) by prolonged heating; to decoct; to smelt; to refine (figurative) to torment; to inflict mental suffering (on someone); (of one's heart) to be deeply worried; to be in great distress
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
pé de pau m, noun (Northeast Brazil) a tree of an uncertain, unknown or irrelevant species
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Foreign word of the day  in Gothic
𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍃 • (spaurds) f, noun race, racecourse, racetrack stade, furlong
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Foreign word of the day  in Russian
шевелю́ра • (ševeljúra) f inan, noun the hair on one's head
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Foreign word of the day  in Middle English
fōmentācioun noun The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances. A lotion or poultice applied to a diseased or injured part of the body.
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Foreign word of the day  in Greek
πυροφάνι • (pyrofáni) n, noun a fish attractor that uses lights attached to structure to attract fish the method of fishing that uses such an attractor (colloquial, military) A type of hazing where lit paper is inserted between the toes of a sleeping soldier.
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
chilcacahuatl noun A drink made from cacao and chili.
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Foreign word of the day  in Esperanto
garbejo noun barn (usually for grain); granary
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Foreign word of the day  in Danish
ulykkesbil c, noun a car that causes or is affected by a traffic accident
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Foreign word of the day  in Vietnamese
lênh đênh verb to wander, to drift, to be afloat
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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
deōsculor verb I kiss affectionately. I praise highly.
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Foreign word of the day  in Icelandic
tölva f, noun computer (coined as a blend of tala (“number”) and völva (“prophetess”))
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Foreign word of the day  in Arabic
جِبْت • (jibt) m, noun (hapax legomenon) sorcery, magic
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