Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2017/May

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

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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
νωδογέρων • (nōdogérōn) m, noun A toothless old man.
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Foreign word of the day  in Cantonese
走鬼 (zau2 gwai2) verb (of an illegal hawker) to abandon one's roadside stall and flee when hawker control teams are imminent
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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
carrambata f, noun (neologism, usually humorous) An unexpected reunion between people who have not seen each other, or have not kept in touch, for a long time.
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Foreign word of the day  in Gothic
𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌻𐍃 • (sitls) m, noun seat throne bird's nest
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Foreign word of the day  in Hindi
हालत • (hālat) f, noun state, condition
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Foreign word of the day  in Japanese
中二病 • (chūnibyō) noun (Internet slang) a "sickness" in teenagers characterized by sophomoric, edgy, and pretentious behavior
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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
imperium n, noun The empire, state, imperial government, realm, dominion. The right or power to command or be in control. The exercise of authority, rule, control. A command, order, direction, bidding.
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Foreign word of the day  in Bargam
asawan noun the place where someone or something used to be
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Foreign word of the day  in German
Eisheilige f, noun (in the plural only) a period in May with increased likelihood of night frost one of the saints on whose feast days such a frost is likely
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
teōmicqui anim, noun A prisoner of war to be offered as a sacrifice.
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Irish
ad·ágathar verb to fear, to dread, to stand in awe of
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
komkommertijd m, noun silly season (period when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting bizarre stories; literally "cucumber time")
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Syriac
ܫܠܦܐ m, noun šəlāp̄ā extraction (e.g. of an arrow) from a wound šəlāp̄ā bread trencher šəlāp̄ā, šelpā blade, handleless knife šāləp̄ā sister's husband
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Foreign word of the day  in Zulu
indlovukazi class 9, noun female elephant queen queen mother
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Foreign word of the day  in French
louchébem m, noun A form of slang originating from butchers in Paris and Lyon, involving changing the order of the letters of a word. (in louchébem slang) butcher
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Foreign word of the day  in Asturian
cosadiella f, noun riddle, brain-teaser
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Foreign word of the day  in Chinese
田雞 / 田鸡 (tiánjī) noun frog; more specifically the Chinese edible frog (literally "field chicken") (colloquial, humorous or pejorative) Short for 四眼田雞／四眼田鸡 (sìyǎn tiánjī, “bespectacled person, four-eyes”).
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Foreign word of the day  in Finnish
haluutsä phrase (colloquial) do you want (to) (colloquial, polite) A phrase used to soften direct orders.
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Foreign word of the day  in Thai
อสรพิษ • (à-sɔ̌ɔ-rá-pít) noun (elegant) A snake. (figuratively) A wily, treacherous, or malicious person.
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
dinheiro de bêbado m, noun (Brazil, colloquial) banknotes that have been folded poorly and shoved into a pocket or wallet (literally, "drunk person's money")
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Foreign word of the day  in Persian
ترنج • (toranj) noun citron (kind of fruit) medallion created using rich arabesque patterns usually found in the center of some artworks, like Persian carpets
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Foreign word of the day  in Hebrew
תוהו \ תֹּהוּ • (tóhu) m, noun (Biblical Hebrew, poetic) desolation, nothingness, emptiness
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Foreign word of the day  in Catalan
rauxa f, noun sudden action taken without forethought
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Foreign word of the day  in Russian
крамо́ла • (kramóla) f, noun (archaic) sedition, revolt (figuratively) something prohibited or forbidden (e.g. a thought, speech)
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
βάρβαρος • (bárbaros) adjective non-Greek-speaking, foreign barbaric, brutal, rude
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