Wiktionary’s Foreign Word of the Day features interesting foreign words, terms, and phrases. It is meant as a foreign analog to the English Word of the Day.

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Today’s Foreign Word of the Day

 

Foreign word of the day  in Japanese
ロマン (roman) noun
  1. [from 1907] dream, ideal
  2. [from 1935] a novel, especially of romanticism
  3. [from 1890s] romance
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Tomorrow’s Foreign Word of the Day

 

Foreign word of the day  in Romanian
cine cu cine votează phrase
  1. (idiomatic, Banat, Transylvania) what the deal is, what’s what (literally, “who votes for whom”)
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