Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2016/July

This is the July archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2016.

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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Syriac
ܘܠܝܬܐ • (wālīṯā) f, noun that which is due or right; what must be done appropriateness, decorum honor/honour, integrity, dignity
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Foreign word of the day  in Chinese
剩女 (shèngnǚ) noun (neologism, derogatory) old spinster, old unmarried woman
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
zero à esquerda m, noun good-for-nothing, person of low worth or usefulness (literally, "zero on the left")
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Foreign word of the day  in Samoan
veve noun leaves placed over an oven as insulation (in the presence of a chief) a pig's liver
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Foreign word of the day  in Armenian
պտղաբեր • (ptłaber) adjective fruitful, fertile, fecund (archaic) carrying fruit or other offerings to the church (figuratively) productive, fruitful, prolific
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Foreign word of the day  in French
pet-de-nonne m, noun a small choux pastry eaten especially during carnival season in France and Belgium (literally, "nun's fart")
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Foreign word of the day  in Thai
เสี้ยนหนาม • (sîian-nǎam) noun source of discomfort, irritation, or trouble
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Foreign word of the day  in Czech
mozkomor m anim, noun dementor (soulless creature which originally appeared in the Harry Potter books)
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
xiuhtlahcuiloh noun the altepetl's scribe, illustrator of historical codices (colonial) a person who writes annals, a chronicler
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Foreign word of the day  in Russian
злоумы́слить • (zloumýslitʹ) pf, verb to plot with evil intent, to wish someone harm to lie in wait with intent to cause harm or injury
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Foreign word of the day  in Javanese
jambu noun rose apple tree or fruit (card games) heart homosexual relation pink
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
noodlot n, noun fate, destiny disastrous fate bad luck, misfortune
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
Ἑλληνίζω • (Hellēnízō) verb speak or write Greek, especially correct Greek make Greek, Hellenize
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Foreign word of the day  in Lao
ບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ • (bun bang-fai) noun rocket festival, celebrated at the beginning of the rainy season in Laos
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Foreign word of the day  in Gothic
𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽 • (afhlaþan) verb lade, weigh down, oppress, burden
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Foreign word of the day  in Irish
seanchas m, noun the body of historical and genealogical information handed down by tradition storytelling, gossiping, chatting
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Foreign word of the day  in Hungarian
szajré noun (slang) stolen goods (slang, sometimes humorous) stuff (miscellaneous items)
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Foreign word of the day  in Maori
pītau noun frond, shoot spiral carving figurehead on a canoe with such a carving, or a canoe with such a figurehead
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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
sociofraudus m, noun deceiver of one's friends
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Foreign word of the day  in Finnish
unikeko noun dormouse someone who sleeps later than others; a sleepyhead
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Foreign word of the day  in Pali
dhamma m, noun truth, righteousness doctrine, teachings morality, goodness
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Foreign word of the day  in Mycenaean Greek
𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na) f, noun Messene
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Foreign word of the day  in German
Wembley-Tor n, noun (soccer) a ghost goal, in which it is not clear whether the ball crossed the line
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Foreign word of the day  in Burmese
ကျဉ်း • (kyany:) adjective / verb narrow (mathematics) to cancel out
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