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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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03 Mar 2023, 9:01 am

Hortus

'Garden' in Latin


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03 Mar 2023, 10:06 am

inculto

“uncultured” in Spanish


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22 Mar 2023, 7:07 am

じゃんけん (janken)

"Rock-paper-scissors" in Japanese


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22 Mar 2023, 8:47 pm

καινος

'New' in Ancient Greek


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22 Mar 2023, 9:00 pm

Luciérnaga

“firefly” in Spanish


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24 Mar 2023, 5:38 am

Morari

'To delay' in Latin, hence 'moratorium'


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24 Mar 2023, 3:43 pm

naranjo

“orange tree” in Spanish


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25 Mar 2023, 10:08 am

Oblectamentum

'Delight' in Latin


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