A-Z of words in any language but English

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23 Feb 2023, 9:47 pm

Zigzaguear

“to zigzag” in Spanish.

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27 Feb 2023, 9:31 pm

agere - 'to do' in Latin, hence words like 'action', 'activity', etc

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27 Feb 2023, 10:15 pm

blague

“joke” in French

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28 Feb 2023, 6:27 am

Cerveza

Beer in Spanish

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28 Feb 2023, 10:18 pm

Dupont

A French surname, corresponding to the English 'Bridge'.

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01 Mar 2023, 8:08 pm

ebrio

"inebriated" in Spanish

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02 Mar 2023, 5:29 am

floccus - Latin for 'fluff'

facio - Latin for 'I do' or 'I make' (French 'faire')

'flocci non facio' = 'I don't give a damn' (literally I don't give a fluff).

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02 Mar 2023, 6:47 am

género

“gender” in Spanish

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Hortus

'Garden' in Latin

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