Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2012/December

This is the December archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2012.

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Foreign word of the day  in Wintu
wintʰu·n verb to be a person (especially, to be a Native American, or specifically to be a Wintun)
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Foreign word of the day  in German
eierlegende Wollmilchsau f., noun An all-in-one device or person which can (or claims to) do the work of several specialized tools (literally, an "egg-laying wool-milk-sow").
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
Sinterklaas m. noun Saint Nicholas, who (in Dutch and Flemish culture) gives presents to children on December 5 or 6.
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
Zwarte Piet m. noun Black Pete, a companion of Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas)
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Foreign word of the day  in Guugu Yimidhirr
gaminhdharr noun son of one's son; daughter of one's daughter; parallel grandchild
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
mictihuetzi verb to die by falling
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Foreign word of the day  in Pijin
lelebet adjective a little bit of; a small amount of; some, but not much
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
constipado adjective having a cold; having a cough congested
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Foreign word of the day  in German
jähren verb to complete a year (or a specified number of years)
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Foreign word of the day  in Abenaki
mdala numeral ten Wiktionary mdala kasigadema. Wiktionary is ten years old.
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Foreign word of the day  in Hebrew
סֻפְגָּנִיָּה • (sufganiyá) f., noun A sufganiyah; a deep-fried jelly-filled doughnut.
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Foreign word of the day  in Yiddish
לאַטקע • (latke) f., noun The latke, a fried potato pancake traditionally served during Hanukkah.
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Foreign word of the day  in Gamilaraay
yurrandaali noun The tree goanna, a monitor lizard native to Australia.
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
ἀντιτείχισμα • (antiteikhisma) n., noun counter-fortification
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
tuiuiú m., noun (Brazil) jabiru (a species of bird in the stork family)
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
bizarro adjective dashing, brave, spirited, gallant generous, magnanimous, noble (Argentina) bizarre, strange, weird
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Foreign word of the day  in Tok Pisin
gras noun grass; vegetation fur, hair
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Foreign word of the day  in French
location f., noun renting, rental rent rented accommodation hire (of a car etc.)
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Norse
ragnarǫk n. pl. noun the fate of the gods; Ragnarok
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Foreign word of the day  in Russian
ю́зверь • (júzver’) m., noun (computing, humorous, pejorative) a user, especially an incompetent one.
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Foreign word of the day  in Sanskrit
बहुव्रीहि • (bahú-vrīhi) adjective possessing much rice
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Foreign word of the day  in Rapa Nui
o particle of (marks a noun that possesses another noun and is not able to avoid possessing it)
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Foreign word of the day  in Latvian
piemirst verb To forget temporarily To vaguely remember To neglect
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
pōchōcuauhtitech adverb on a silk-cotton tree
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
Oud en Nieuw n. noun The celebrations around New Year's Eve and New Year's Day (literally, "Old and New").
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