Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2013/May

This is the May archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2013.

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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
pinzimonio m., noun A mixture of olive oil, pepper and salt, into which small pieces of raw vegetables are dipped.
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
ἔαρ • (ear) n., noun blood, gore juice spring prime, freshness, flower
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Foreign word of the day  in Hebrew
נָטַל • (natál) pa'al, verb To load (something on someone), to cause someone to bear (something). To take (grab and move to oneself). (Judaism) To pour water over (hands).
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Galician-Portuguese
moleira m., noun the top of the head
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Foreign word of the day  in French
àquoibonisme m., noun A defeatist philosophy that doubts the utility of anything.
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Foreign word of the day  in German
Sättigungsbeilage f., noun (East Germany) a starchy side dish, such as potatoes, noodles, or rice
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
red f., noun web, mesh (fishing) net trap, snare net, network
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
box m., noun the curtain or glass panes which separate the shower from the rest of the bathroom
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Foreign word of the day  in Quechua
usnu noun a stone structure located in the middle of town squares, used by the Inca as a throne during certain ceremonies
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Foreign word of the day  in Kaingang
sun verb to warm oneself by staying near a fire
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Foreign word of the day  in Aragonese
garra m. and f., pronoun no (not any)
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Foreign word of the day  in Asturian
torga f., noun a pole tied horizontally to the head of a sheep, calf or pig so it doesn’t get through fences
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Foreign word of the day  in Galician
irmandiño m., noun (historical) A member of any of the brotherhoods which revolted against nobility in 15th century Galicia.
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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
struggere verb to melt or liquify to consume slowly
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Galician-Portuguese
loução adjective elegant (characterised by or exhibiting elegance)
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Foreign word of the day  in Quechua
sisiy verb (of ants) to spread; to propagate (figurative, of people) to assemble in large numbers to undertake a task
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Foreign word of the day  in Emilian
pâgn m. pl., noun clothing; clothes; apparel
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
herraj f., noun charcoal made from the stones of pressed olives
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Foreign word of the day  in German
fremdschämen verb (reflexive, colloquial) to feel ashamed on someone else's behalf, to feel ashamed for someone else (e.g. because they don't feel ashamed of themselves) who has done something embarrassing
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
alfarrábio m., noun (often humorous or affectionate) a large and old book
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Foreign word of the day  in Romagnol
camsãnt m., noun graveyard; cemetery (place where the dead are buried)
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Foreign word of the day  in Finnish
villakoiran ydin phrase (idiomatic) core of the issue, essence, trick, catch (inherent nature of an idea, especially one that is not apparent); literally: core of a poodle
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Foreign word of the day  in Serbo-Croatian
швракопис • (or švrȁkopīs) m., noun crabbed handwritting, cacography
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Foreign word of the day  in Lower Sorbian
znamje n., noun mark, characteristic
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