Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2013/August

This is the August archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2013.

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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
ubbia f., noun groundless fear, prejudice
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Foreign word of the day  in Aragonese
mosal m., noun an enclosure for milking cattle
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
lagar m., noun a vat in which olives and grapes are pressed.
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Foreign word of the day  in Galician
xan m., noun a man who lets himself be controlled by anyone else; a weakling.
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
ἀγών • (agōn) m., noun a gathering, an assembly a contest
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Foreign word of the day  in Karipúna Creole French
hãpli verb (of a canoe) to flood (to become filled with water)
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Foreign word of the day  in German
pexieren verb (colloquial) to do something stupid
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Foreign word of the day  in Serbo-Croatian
gȁđēnje or га̏ђе̄ње n., noun disgust (an intense dislike or repugnance)
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Foreign word of the day  in Breton
montr m., noun a watch (wearable timepiece)
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Foreign word of the day  in Emilian
sfuriunâz m., noun someone who does things hastily or imprecisely.
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Foreign word of the day  in Finnish
niittää verb (transitive) To mow, cut, scythe, reap (crops). (transitive, figuratively) To win, achieve.
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Foreign word of the day  in Quechua
wapa noun (Caylloma) the coffee colour of alpaca fleece.
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Foreign word of the day  in Mirandese
rabielho m., noun a type of sailboat used in the Douro river to transport wine barrels.
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Galician-Portuguese
cossario m., noun a pirate (criminal who plunders at sea)
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
māccuahuitl noun A macuahuitl; a sword or club of wood with obsidian blades.
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Foreign word of the day  in Quechua
inkill noun an ornamental garden a bunch of flowers
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
grenha f., noun tangled, messy or uncombed hair.
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
πατάσσω • (patassō) verb I knock I kill
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
stalen ros n., noun (colloquial) bicycle; literally: steel steed
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Foreign word of the day  in Serbo-Croatian
cèsta or цѐста f., noun a road (paved) a highway
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Foreign word of the day  in Russian
изба • (izbá) f., noun an izba, (peasant's) log hut, cottage.
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