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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Siwon Usually meanng cool or cold, but when used in the context of dining, means the taste which achieves the ideal umami such that the food feels cool Korean food attribute
Sortable adj. Someone you can take out without fear of being embarrassed, usually used to refer to friends or family members. e.g. "Elle n'est pas sortable." French friends interaction society
Vorführeffekt When you try to give some evidence in public that something works (or doesn't work), but you fail because the opposite happens. German funny event
Eunoirophrenia The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. Greek feeling positive
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness
Salām (سلام) Peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity; used also as a greeting/parting salutation. Arabic positive
Filotimo A friend of honour, but it also implies dignity, pride, sacrifice and respect Greek character friends
Shemomedjamo (შემომეჭამა) To keep eating past the point of being full since the food tastes so good. Georgian food
Selcouth Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. English attribute
Anteayer The day before yesteraday Spanish measurement
Tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib. Pretending to dislike something, when it reality you actually like it. Literal translation, "push of the mouth, pull (drawing closer to self) of the chest". Tagalog action
Dreich Of weather: extremely dull, miserably dreary, a combination of cloud, rain, fog, wetness and coldness - all at the same time Scottish weather adverse
Cúbóg A collection of Easter eggs Irish physical
Jugaad (जुगाड) the ability to 'make do' or 'get by'. Hindi life
Sonder the realization that everyone has a life as vivid and complex as your own); coined by John Koenig. English philosophy awareness
Merienda It's something you eat between lunch and dinner (sandwich, fruit...). At 6pm or so. Kids never miss it. Spanish food event
Guān xì (關係) Cultivating relationships; reciprocal connections; networking; social karma. Chinese society friends
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Feierabend End of the work day German event
Yakamoz The reflection of moonlight or other lights on water Turkish nature beauty
Hissikablelvuku To sense something before it actually happens Turkish fate time
Njuta to deeply enjoy, to profoundly appreciate. Swedish positive
Półtora Specific word for one and a half of something Polish measurement
Spätzünder A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development German adverse
Pulsa To walk laboriously in snow. Swedish physical nature
Ludus playful love between children or casual lovers Greek love
Fingerspitzengefühl Literal: “finger tips feeling", but means an intuitive feel or to have one's finger on the pulse German feeling
Ǩuẓlanyu To marry a divorced woman Bashkir family attribute
Ayurnamat The philosophy that there is no point in worrying about events that cannot be changed Inuktitut philosophy
Hatsuyume The first dream one has in the new year; thought to be an omen Japanese feeling




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