Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2014/May

This is the May archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2014.

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Foreign word of the day  in Polish
użyszkodnik m, noun (derogatory, humorous) an incompetent, abusive or annoying computer user; luser (derogatory, humorous) computer user in general
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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
obloquor verb I speak against someone or something; interrupt a speaker, interject. I gainsay, contradict. I sing to, accompany or join in singing. I blame, condemn. I rail at, reproach, abuse.
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Foreign word of the day  in German
Rixe m, noun (Austria) a thin, tall child
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Foreign word of the day  in Russian
горе́лка • (gorélka) f inan, noun (Southern Russia) vodka, usually in a Ukrainian context.
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Foreign word of the day  in Irish
badhbh f, noun hooded crow vulture or other ravenous bird a scold or curser a female fairy said to be attached to certain families and to foretell death, appearing as a hooded crow
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
πολύτροπος • (polútropos) adjective much turned, much traveled, much wandering turning many ways (figurative) shifty, versatile, wily (of diseases) changeful, complicated various, manifold
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Foreign word of the day  in Faroese
skúgvur m, noun great skua (Stercorarius skua, a seabird of Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway and Scotland) tuft the pyloric caeca of fish
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
xāltetlah noun An expanse of gravel or pebbles; a place abounding with small rocks.
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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
pieve f, noun (southern and central Italy) A rural parish church
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Norse
tún n, noun a hedged plot, enclosure, courtyard, homestead a field or meadow around the dwelling
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Foreign word of the day  in Aramaic
אבדלתא • ()bdlh) f, noun distinguishing, separation Havdalah, a formula of prayer for the exit of the Sabbath or holy days
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
fogosidad f, noun Excessive enthusiasm or liveliness.
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Foreign word of the day  in Bashkir
кәңәш • (kəñəş) noun advice, guidance, counsel council, consultation
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Foreign word of the day  in Latvian
šķirklis m, noun entry (an article in a dictionary, where a given word is explained and exemplified)
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Galician-Portuguese
adufe m, noun (deprecated label) a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin.
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Foreign word of the day  in Scots
agley adverb asquint; astray, off the straight
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Foreign word of the day  in Swedish
mysa verb To be engaged in an activity that is comfortable or pleasurable. To be comfortable or content with something. (archaic) To smile (with only slight movement of the mouth), particularly as a sign of contentedness or comfort.
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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
culatello m, noun (meats) A kind of ham aged for at least 11 months, traditionally produced in the territory along the River Po.
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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
annōna f, noun yearly produce, yearly income, annual output corn, grain; means of subsistence (metonymically) price of grain, or of some other food (figuratively) the prices, the market (military) provisions, supplies, rations
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Foreign word of the day  in Russian
абаку́мыч • (abakúmyč) m, noun (criminal slang) A small crowbar for breaking through doors.
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Foreign word of the day  in Irish
pastae m, noun pasty (meat pie) (figuratively) an unsubstantial person or animal
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Tupi
pyá noun heart (figuratively) one's momentary animation or enthusiasm entrails, guts
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Foreign word of the day  in Taimyr Pidgin Russian
хвост длинный (xvost dlinnyj) noun wolf; literally: long tail
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