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Foreign word of the day  in Kikuyu
wandĩndĩ noun
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Foreign word of the day  in Ligurian
màrso adjective
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Foreign word of the day  in Afrikaans
bromponie noun
  1. A motorscooter or light motorbike.
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Foreign word of the day  in Luxembourgish
maandelweis adverb
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Foreign word of the day  in Mezquital Otomi
miñꞌyo noun
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Foreign word of the day  in Egyptian
xmD35
 (ḫm) verb
  1. (transitive) to remain ignorant of; to not know or learn


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Foreign word of the day  in Arabic
قَافِيَة • (qāfiya) f, noun
  1. nape of the neck
  2. rhyme


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Foreign word of the day  in French
à couper au couteau adjective
  1. (informal, figuratively, of a fog) very dense, very thick
  2. (informal, figuratively, of an accent) very heavy, very thick, very strong


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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
prōmulsidāre n, noun
  1. the tray for serving the entrée, starter-salver


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Foreign word of the day  in Middle English
comaunden verb
  1. To command; to order (someone to do something)
  2. To demand; to order (something should be done)
  3. To dominate, to exercise power over.
  4. To grant or consign to someone.
  5. (rare) To need; to be required.
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Foreign word of the day  in Zulu
amanga class 6, noun
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Foreign word of the day  in Volapük
bradön verb
  1. to embrace, to hug


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Foreign word of the day  in Gothic
𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 • (anaqiss) f, noun
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
kalverliefde f, noun
  1. puppy love; a youthful, immature form of love often associated with young people.
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Foreign word of the day  in Mayo
eecha verb
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Foreign word of the day  in Thai
เฌอ • (chəə) noun
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Foreign word of the day  in Chinese
吃人不吐骨頭 (chī rén bù tǔ gǔtou) phrase
  1. (derogatory, figurative) to be extremely ruthless and greedy
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Foreign word of the day  in Macedonian
рунтав • (runtav) adjective, noun
  1. woolly, shaggy, hairy
  2. (for an animal) one that has long and dense fur
  3. something that has long and curly hair


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Foreign word of the day  in Middle English
sweven noun
  1. dream (especially a prophetic one)
  2. (waking) vision, premonition


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Foreign word of the day  in Sanskrit
धारयति • (dhāráyati) verb
  1. to maintain, to hold
  2. to practise
  3. to undergo, to bear


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Foreign word of the day  in Albanian
grusht m, noun
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Irish
do·airbir verb
  1. to bend
  2. to subdue, to (cause to) bow down
  3. to yield, to surrender


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Foreign word of the day  in Egyptian
DAAZ9
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(ḏꜣ) m, noun
  1. fire drill (tool used to start fires)


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Foreign word of the day  in Irish
féicheamh noun
  1. (literary) either of the parties to an obligation, thus:
    1. creditor
    2. debtor
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
beenafzetting noun
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Foreign word of the day  in Hebrew
חבל על הזמן • (khavál al haz'mán) phrase
  1. (literally) It's a waste of time; we're wasting time; we don't have time for this.
  2. (slang) Exceptionally good.
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
ἀργός • (argós, ārgós) adjective
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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
allenare verb
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Foreign word of the day  in French
dégueulasse adjective
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