Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2014/February

This is the February archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2014.

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Foreign word of the day  in Galician
hórreo m, noun a granary placed on top of pillars
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
παραβολή • (parabolḗ) f, noun a placing of two things side by side, juxtaposition comparison, illustration, analogy parable, proverb side by side meeting or engagement, broadside
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Foreign word of the day  in Asturian
esfuecha f, noun (Ayer, Cabranes, Parres, Sobrescobiu, Mieres, Taberga, central) the act of husking maize (Ḷḷena, Llangréu, Ayer, Taberga) a gathering of people to husk maize
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Foreign word of the day  in German
Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen phrase A-okay (often with an implication that problems are being ignored or glossed over); literally: peace, joy, pancakes
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Foreign word of the day  in Albanian
vyshkem verb I wither, I decay, I wilt, I welk.
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
huitlacoche m, noun (Mexico) corn smut (fungus that affects maize, eaten as a delicacy)
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
tresler verb to read a work many times to read (to interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention) to become crazy due to reading something too many times to blow smoke (to speak nonsense)
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Foreign word of the day  in Hebrew
רָקִיעַ • (rakía) m, noun Firmament, sky, heavens: the concave surface on which the heavenly bodies appear to move. (mythology) Firmament: a surface separating the various levels of heaven.
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Norse
gull n, noun (uncountable, singular only) gold (countable) a jewel, thing of value, especially a finger-ring
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Foreign word of the day  in Irish
dream m, noun crowd, group of people, party (group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity)
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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
hospitium n., noun A hospitable reception, entertainment, hospitality The tie of hospitality, relation of host and guest friendship, bond A place of entertainment for strangers; lodgings, inn, guest-chamber, poorhouse
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
πρωτοστάτης • (prōtostátēs) m, noun one who stands first, especially the first man on the right of the line; right-hand man (metaphoric) the chief or leader of a party
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
cacahuapozōnallōtl noun The foam formed on cacao drink
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Foreign word of the day  in Faroese
hjallur m, noun outhouse for drying and storing (two sides being made of laths, so that the wind can blow through)
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Foreign word of the day  in Serbo-Croatian
tȅl • (or те̏л) m, noun (obsolete) thin wire silver or golden thread or string for sewing or embroidering
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
equipal m, noun (historical) A ground-level seat used by Aztec rulers in the manner of a throne. (Mexico) A type of reed or wicker chair with a leather-sheathed seat and back.
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Foreign word of the day  in Central Nahuatl
Mēxihco proper noun Tenochtitlan; an altepetl and capital of the Aztec empire.
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Foreign word of the day  in French
quinconce m, noun A quincunx, a group of five items arranged in a square with one in the middle. (by extension) A plantation made at equal distances in a straight row, giving multiple alleys of trees in different directions. (by extension) A place planted in this manner.
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Foreign word of the day  in Galician
cadeirado m, noun a building or room’s set of chairs or pews
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
verkering f, noun (Netherlands) The state of having a relationship, of going out together.
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