Win: a copy of Fress by Emma Spitzer

My favourite word is “Saudade”. As a Brazilian this word in Portuguese is full of meaning and love to me.

saudade/saʊˈdɑːdə/(noun):
This untranslatable Portuguese term refers to the melancholic longing or yearning. A recurring theme in Portuguese and Brazilian literature, saudade evokes a sense of loneliness and incompleteness. Portuguese scholar Aubrey Bell attempts to distill this complex concept in his 1912 book In Portugal, describing saudade as “a vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist, for something other than the present.” He continues to say that saudade is “not an active discontent or poignant sadness but an indolent dreaming wistfulness.” Saudade can more casually be used to say that you miss someone or something, even if you’ll see that person or thing in the near future. It differs from nostalgia in that one can feel saudade for something that might never have happened, whereas nostalgia is “a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time.”

My favourite French word is ‘pamplemousse’, grapefruit in English.

Zhaghzhagh – it’s a Persian word which describes when your teeth chatter when you’re cold

Shinrin-Yoku, which means ‘forest bathing’ in Japanese. The idea is that you take short visits to forests for the benefit of your health!

My word is – Delizioso…… Not sure this needs a translation but Italian for delicious is a phrase I love saying.

Cwtch, Welsh noun for ‘cuddle’……typically what happens with my grandchildren ❤️

Mine, weirdly as it’s appeared already is pamplemousse, it started out as a little joke between me and my wife it’s now a firm favourite.

My favourite word is ‘kokerellen’ which means to potter about in the kitchen.

Aimé ‘Beloved’ in french

Tsundoku is Japanese for the act of buying a book and leaving it unread, often piled together with other unread books. This is something I am guilty of when it comes to novels- but it is very comforting to know you have another book to start as soon as you’ve finished the one you’re currently on.

One of my favourite words is Mariposa, which means butterfly in Spanish. It just sounds very pretty like butterflies are 🙂

my favorite word is an spanish word.. amor

it means love in English

My word is audacieux- which is french for bold, I think you should cook boldly and live boldly✨

This is a word Gabi will know
Afrikaans word – LEKKER – it means so many things – from tasty #lekker dish – to amazing # that was a lekker trip – So descriptive for so many things cool

Chutzpah – Something the Suffragettes and the Resistance had in spades

Katzenjammer it means Hangover in German but translates as Cat’s wail

The Swedish word ‘Lagom’ which means ‘not too little, not too much but just enough’

Hygge
Hygge is a Danish and Norwegian word which can be described as a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.

Fernweh, a German word which sort of means the feeling of wanting to be somewhere else (not home) but there’s no real English equivalent.

My favourite word in a language other than English is “gioia”, in Italian. It means “joy”.

‘jordbær’ – strawberry in Danish 🙂

My favourite word is ‘kuscheln ‘. This is German for snuggling.

My favourite is the Japanese word/term “wabi-sabi”. It’s a concept of living and viewing the world by finding beauty within imperfections, irregularity and decay. Scars and wounds make the object/being more beautiful and meaningful.

My favorite word is Zingada…..which means Gypsy in Sicilian! My Mom’s favorite word for me since I was always going out somewhere!!!

Coincidentally my favourite word is FRESS….. a Yiddish word meaning to eat copiously without restraint. We often use this word when hungry and in the mood to eat lots of food!!!!

Gezellig! Dutch word. Means Cosy! But is used to describe anything. Gezellig get together!

Estomaqué – french word for gobsmacked

Shemomedjamo (Georgian)

I thought this was quite an appropriate word for this competition – You know when you’re really full, but your meal is just so delicious, you can’t stop eating it? The Georgians feel your pain. This word means, “I accidentally ate the whole thing.”

I love Mariposa which is Spanish for Butterfly. Lovely sounding word!

My favourite non-English word, and word from my native Thai language is “น้ำใจ” – pronounced “nam-jai”. This word doesn’t have an exact English translation but refers to compassion and kindness and its literal translation means “heart’s water” or “water of the heart” 🙂

Learnt from a Dutch woman I met whilst travelling in South America, I love the word ‘gezellig’. Not only is it beautifully unpronounceable for an English speaker, but it also doesn’t translate directly. Its meaning is close to that of the Danish hygge – cosy, quaint or togetherness.

Volaille – yehhh meaning us gorgeous domestic goddesses in French gurl!!

Äddi – Goodbye in Luxembourgish!

My favourite word is “Gerua” in Hindi which is a colour similar to a pink. It is from a song that says “I have forgotten the world and met you and only this wish has come out of my heart,
color me pink.. this is the heartfelt wish of your lover, color me pink”