Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2013/December

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Foreign word of the day in Old Norse

dvergr m., noun

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Foreign word of the day in Latin

frondeo verb

I have or put forth leaves; I am in leaf, become green.

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Foreign word of the day in Galician

fraga f., noun

an isolated forest with deciduous trees, herbs, mosses, lichens and a diverse fauna.

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Foreign word of the day in German

Rachsucht f., noun

vindictiveness, vengefulness, strong desire for revenge

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Foreign word of the day in Albanian

degjoj verb

I listen

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Foreign word of the day in Icelandic

álfadrottning f., noun

elven queen

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Foreign word of the day in Ancient Greek

ἱπποτοξότης • (hippotoxótēs) m., noun

a mounted archer

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Foreign word of the day in Latvian

jūra f., noun

(geography) sea (large body of salty water)
(astronomy) sea (dark areas on the surface of the Moon or other natural satellites)
(figuratively) very large quantity or amount (of something)

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Foreign word of the day in Faroese

menning f., noun

development, progress
(weather) increase of wind

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Foreign word of the day in Gamilaraay

yuul noun

vegetable food, bush tucker

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Foreign word of the day in Hungarian

küzd verb

to struggle, to strive (to labour in difficulty)
to fight

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Foreign word of the day in French

tiédir verb

to become lukewarm

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Foreign word of the day in Emilian

grasôl m., noun

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Foreign word of the day in Asturian

abenayá adverb

it has been some time (since)

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Foreign word of the day in Old Galician-Portuguese

u outra ren non jaz adverb

surely; for sure; definitely; literally: where no other thing lies.

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Foreign word of the day in Aragonese

chincharana f., noun

any small bird which stops flapping its wings at regular intervals, or hops on the ground

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Foreign word of the day in Aramaic

ירק • (yrq) verb

to be light coloured/colored, pale, green, yellow

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Foreign word of the day in Vietnamese

cháy noun

burnt rice caked at the bottom of a pot of rice or rice cooker

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Foreign word of the day in Portuguese

vestir a camisa verb

(idiomatic) to truly support and believe in a cause, idea or group; literally: to wear the shirt

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Foreign word of the day in Spanish

belenista m., f., noun

a nativity scene artist.

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Foreign word of the day in Old English

ġeōl n., noun

Yuletide, Christmas

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Foreign word of the day in Classical Nahuatl

chōquizzoh noun

Something tearful, full of tears.
(figuratively) Something worthy of crying about, a lamentable situation.

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Foreign word of the day in Spanish

amarillear verb

to become yellow

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Foreign word of the day in Old Norse

valr m., noun

(uncountable, in the singular) the dead, slain in battle

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Foreign word of the day in Hungarian

ábrándvilág noun

dreamworld, dreamland

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Foreign word of the day in Ancient Greek

χοραγός • (khoragós) m., noun

Chorus leader, who could enter the story as a character able to interact with the characters of a play.
Generally, the leader of a train or band.
In Athens, one who defrays the cost of a performance.
Generally, one who supplies financial backing for any endeavour.