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Foreign word of the day  in French
ressasser verb
  1. (dated) to sieve again
  2. (figuratively) to think constantly about the same things
  3. (figuratively) to repeat oneself

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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
carámbano m, noun

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Foreign word of the day  in Swedish
grym adjective
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
ótico adjective
  1. (anatomy) otic (related to the ear)
  2. (anatomy) optical (related to the eye)
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Foreign word of the day  in German
Untiefe f, noun
  1. an especially deep depth
  2. (nautical) an especially shallow depth
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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
clīnicus m, noun
  1. a physician who tends to patients who are bedridden
  2. a patient who is bedridden
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Foreign word of the day  in Nahuatl
amiqui verb
  1. (intransitive) To die of thirst.
  2. (intransitive) To be thirsty; to thirst.
  3. (intransitive, Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan) To drown.
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Foreign word of the day  in Aragonese
cosa f, noun / pronoun
  1. thing (that which exists as a separate entity)
  2. nothing (not any thing)
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Irish
ainder f, noun
Focus week: opposite meanings in the same language

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Foreign word of the day  in Thai
ทอดใจ • (tɔ̂ɔt-jai) verb
  1. to sigh

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Foreign word of the day  in Czech
burčák m inan, noun
  1. burčák (Czech-made partially fermented grape must)
  2. Federweisser (any partially fermented grape must)

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Foreign word of the day  in Pashto
پوهنتون • (pohantun) m, noun

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Foreign word of the day  in Egyptian
nfrf
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 (nfr) m, adjective

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Foreign word of the day  in Polish
widzimisię n, noun
  1. (colloquial, derogatory) one's own opinion, viewpoint, subjective interpretation

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Foreign word of the day  in Burmese
နာ • (na) verb
  1. to be in pain, to be hurt
  2. to be ill (in poor health, suffering from a disease)

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Foreign word of the day  in Galician
nubeiro m, noun
  1. (Galician, Asturian and Leonese folklore) an evil creature who is able to start storms and cast lightning

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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
imo adjective
  1. (literal) located in the lowest or innermost part
  2. (by extension) low, deep
  3. (figuratively, of people) of a low social status
  4. (rare, figuratively, of things) inappropriate, vulgar, uncouth

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Foreign word of the day  in Quechua
kutichi noun
  1. a ritual to remove curses from a person

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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
γραμματικόν • (grammatikón) n, noun
  1. a fee paid to scribes in Egypt

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Foreign word of the day  in Hindi
दूरलेख • (dūrlekh) m, noun

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Foreign word of the day  in Kilivila
baloma noun
  1. spirits of the dead, which go to Tuma Island and dwell there

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Foreign word of the day  in Persian
کوچه پس کوچه • (kuče-pas-kuče) noun
  1. series of interconnected alleys

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Foreign word of the day  in Malay
semulajadi adjective

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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
aaibaarheidsfactor m, noun
  1. The level of cuddliness

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Foreign word of the day  in Asturian
cuadonguismu m, noun
  1. the notion that the Kingdom of Asturias is the precursor of modern Spain

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Foreign word of the day  in Pali
suriya m, noun
  1. sun
  2. the sun as a god

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Foreign word of the day  in Rapa Nui
matapea noun
  1. a tattoo below the eyes

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Foreign word of the day  in Norwegian
pariserhjul n, noun
  1. a Ferris wheel, or big wheel (UK)

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Foreign word of the day  in Finnish
houre noun
  1. raving (wild or incoherent speech)

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Foreign word of the day  in Chinese
懶人多屎尿 (laan5 jan4 do1 si2 niu6) proverb
  1. (Cantonese, Hakka) "the lazy have a lot of poop and piss" (used to refer to a lazy person or someone who makes a lot of excuses)

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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
michhuah noun
  1. a possessor of fish
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