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

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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
δασύστερνος • (dasústernos) adjective
  1. Having a hairy, shaggy chest.
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Foreign word of the day  in Chinese
哭鼻子 (kū bízi) verb
  1. (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial, often humorous) to cry; to weep; to snivel
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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
night m, noun
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Focus week: pseudo-anglicisms

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Foreign word of the day  in Korean
아이쇼핑 • (aisyoping) noun
  1. window-shopping (from English "eye shopping")
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Foreign word of the day  in Danish
babylift c, noun
  1. A lined box or cart with handles on the side that is used to carry babies; carrycot.
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Focus week: pseudo-anglicisms

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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
eikelen verb
  1. (ergative, particularly relating to pigs) to (let) forage for acorns
  2. (intransitive, informal) to be annoying, to act like a jerk
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Foreign word of the day  in Egyptian
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(rḫyt) f, noun
  1. the common people, as opposed to the upper strata of society
  2. royal subjects collectively
  3. (by extension) humanity
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Foreign word of the day  in Russian
череви́к • (čerevík) m inan, noun
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Foreign word of the day  in Galician
lampo adjective
  1. (of figs) early
  2. beardless
  3. worn; featureless as a result of much use
  4. toothless
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Foreign word of the day  in Sicilian
orvu adjective and noun
  1. blind
  2. A blind person.
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Foreign word of the day  in Volapük
pötü preposition
  1. on the occasion of
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Foreign word of the day  in Vietnamese
ngậy adjective
  1. fat, tasty or fragrant in a fatty way
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Foreign word of the day  in Crow
Ihkaléaxdaaka proper noun
  1. George Armstrong Custer (literally, "Son of the Morning Star")
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Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

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Foreign word of the day  in Norwegian Nynorsk
nykk m, nou
  1. A nix; in Norwegian folklore, a supernatural being that dwells in freshwater streams and lakes, often associated with music.
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Foreign word of the day  in Bulgarian
чутура • (čùtura) f, noun
  1. canteen, wine flask, flat wooden drinking-bottle (particularly drunk on the occasion of a wedding)
  2. a wooden vessel for beating ingredients together, mortar
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Foreign word of the day  in Afrikaans
moltrein noun
  1. subway, underground (literally, "mole train")
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