Cameron Spranger, who participated in the Marine Corps Mud Run on June 10, 2017, soaked after rinsing off mud in the shower area after the race. By Chris Hunkeler (CC-BY-SA 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cameron_Spranger_465_(35885819613).jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 4 April 2026: “مشبوع” (meşbu; Ottoman Turkish)—“saturated; satiated”. From Arabic “شَبِعَ” (šabiʕa; “to be full, to be satiated”). en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

An illustration of a cross-section through a human heart, showing its chambers. By Patrick J. Lynch (CC-BY 2.5 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heart_left_ventricular_outflow_track.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 3 April 2026: “ǀhoqokanǂui” (Nǀuu)—“heart chambers”. Literally, “devil’s ears”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

The Romanian journalist and politician Gabriela Firea (centre) who served as mayor of Bucharest between 2016 and 2020, the first female elected to this post. By the Partidul Social Democrat (CC-BY 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dan_Sova,_Gabriela_Firea_si_Rovana_Plumb_la_reuniunea_BPN_al_PSD_-_03.02.2014_(12286697194).jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 2 April 2026: “a semna ca primarul” (Romanian)—“(informal) to give one’s signature obliviously, without full knowledge of what one is signing (literally, ‘sign like the mayor’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A chestnut-breasted malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris), a species of cuckoo. By Evan Parker (CC-BY-SA 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chestnut-breasted_Malkoha2.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 1 April 2026 (April Fools’ Day): “gowk” (Scots)—“a cuckoo (bird of the family Cuculidae); a fool or idiot; a person with little intelligence or judgment; an April fool; the target of an April Fools’ Day joke; (rare) a joke or prank” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion... #AprilFool

A person in Hoi An, Vietnam, holding a wad of banknotes. By Niels Steeman (CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Well-earned_cash_(Unsplash).jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 31 March 2026: “tanggung bulan” (Betawi)—“(intransitive, idiomatic) to have not received monthly salary”. Literally, “not quite enough of a month”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A black-and-white photograph of a man’s eyes and eyebrows. By Niki K (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eyes.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 30 March 2026: “rcutze̱ rihaan” (Copala Triqui)—“glabella (the space between the eyebrows)”. From “rcutze̱” (“cross”) +‎ “rihaan” (“face”). en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

The German sports and events manager Michael Mronz and the German politician Guido Westerwelle waving. By Tafkas (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guido_Westerwelle_%26_Michael_Mronz-crop.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 29 March 2026: “servus”—“(chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, informal) hello, hi; (chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, informal) goodbye, bye, farewell; (as a toast) cheers” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A cicada (Lyristes plebejus). By Jodelet (CC-BY-SA 2.0 France; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lyristes_plebejus3.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 28 March 2026: “τέττιξ” (téttix; Ancient Greek)—“cicada (Lyristes plebejus or allied species); a gold ornament worn in the hair, especially in early Attica” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A newspaper vendor in Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia. By DARMAS BS 9 (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pedagang_koran_surat_kabar.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 27 March 2026: “sabari” (Pagu)—“news; (by extension) state, status, condition” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

The moon behind a sycamore tree in England, United Kingdom. By Conall (CC-BY 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sycamore_eclipse_(54075924841).jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 26 March 2026: “overschadwen” (Middle English)—“to overshadow (obscure with a shadow); to descend upon with divine protective power; to hide, conceal, or block” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A view of the Sacred Valley of the Incas from the top of the Pisac Ruins in the Andes of Peru. By Flashpacker Travelguide (CC-BY-SA 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pisac_-_Heiliges_Tal.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 25 March 2026: “qichwa” (Quechua)—“temperate area, sierra valley, valley; Andean altitude between 2,300 m and 3,500 m; Quechua people or language; (weaving) a valley motif” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A version of tantuni served in a restaurant in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. By Fay Freak (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tantuni_Rindfleisch_Teller.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 24 March 2026: “tantuni” (Turkish)—“tantuni (type of street food originating from Mersin consisting of stir-fried chopped beef or lamb, etc., in bread)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A black-and-white photograph of a young child standing on a bed with a female nurse next to them, taken on 27 March 1950 at the inauguration of the Barnsjukhuset Samariten (Samaritan Children’s Hospital) in Stockholm, Sweden. By Herman Ronninger (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barnsjukhuset_Samariten.JPG).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 23 March 2026: “barnsjukdom” (Swedish)—“a childhood disease; a disease that is common among (or only affects) children; (idiomatic) teething troubles; problems that are to be expected with any new and untried product, system, or venture” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

An open wooden door at Shōfuku-ji (正福寺; literally Temple of the Correct Fortune), a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan. Its early-15th-century Jizō hall is a registered National Treasure of Japan, and is considered to be the oldest intact building in Tokyo Prefecture and a unique example of Kamakura period architecture. By Bryan McKinnon (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shofukuji-Exterior-North-DoorOpen.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 22 March 2026: “出づ” (idu; Old Japanese)—“(intransitive) to come out, go out; (intransitive) to leave, depart; (intransitive) to show up; (intransitive) to become apparent; (transitive) to produce, pull out, to make apparent; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Sulby Bridge, Ramsey, Isle of Man, photograhped between 1890 and 1900. Photographer unknown, from the collection of the Library of Congress, U.S.A. (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ramsey,_Sulby_Bridge,_Isle_of_Man-LCCN2002697056.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 21 March 2026: “jiulean” (Manx)—“a small tenant farmer, sojourner” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Two Kazakh men in batyr costumes stylized as warriors’ clothes during Nowruz, the Persian new year, which marks the beginning of spring. By Игорь Улитин (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B6%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8E%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%85_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 20 March 2026: “бесқонақ” (besqonaq; Kazakh)—“cold snap that occurs at the end of March – the first half of April after a period of dry, warm weather” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Lake Modro in Desne, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia. By MaGa (CC-BY 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Modro_oko.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 19 March 2026: “jȅzero / је̏зеро” (Serbo-Croatian)—“lake; (archaic, rare) spring of water; (metonymic, archaic, rare) abyss, depth; (Burgenland Croatian, archaic) thousand; a great number” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A stand-up bar in Japan. By Eiji Ienaga (CC-BY 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E7%AB%8B%E3%81%A1%E9%A3%B2%E3%81%BF_-_Flickr_-_haru012.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 18 March 2026: “선술집” (seonsuljip; Korean)—“(dated) a stand-up bar, a pub with no seats, a roadside alcohol stall; (fantasy) tavern” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A bee on an Asteraceae flower in Russia. By I13Robin (CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017-09-24-bee-on-flower-nature.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 17 March 2026: “зилькнитны” (źiľkńitny; Komi-Zyrian)—“(intransitive) to buzz; (intransitive) to shatter with a clatter” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A traditional 19th-century Native American beaded moccasin offered to the Count de Noailles. Photographed by Rama, from the collection of the Musée de l’Armée, Paris, France (CC-BY-SA 2.0 France; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mocassin_offered_to_Count_de_Noailles-IMG_0745-black.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 16 March 2026: “ⱡan̓ ” (Ktunaxa)—“moccasin, shoe” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A row of three fuel pumps in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. By Im Fokus (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wuppertal,_Industriestr._21,_hist._Firmentankstelle,_Zapfs%C3%A4ulen,_Bild_1.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 15 March 2026: “Krafttank” (German)—“(uncommon) fuel tank; (figurative) cognitive power; (figurative, uncommon) a high-energy person” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A 1969 black-and-white photograph of a woman checking the contents of a wardrobe in the Kibbutz Afikim, Israel. By David Halperin (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:125624_kibbutz_afikim_PikiWiki_Israel.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 14 March 2026: “אָרוֹן” (arón; Hebrew)—“a cupboard, closet, cabinet, or similar piece of furniture; (slang, in definite forms) the metaphorical closet in which persons who are secretly LGBT are imagined to reside (as in English); [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A view of the Tigris river flowing through Iraq, viewed at sunset. By Muna Kalil (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fiel1.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 13 March 2026: “دَجْلَہ” (dajlā; Urdu)—“the Tigris; (figurative, poetic) any river” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A country garden in Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom. By David Medcalf (CC-BY-SA 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_lovely_country_garden_by_the_A498_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7747360.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 12 March 2026: “milltir sgwâr” (Welsh)—“a square mile; (idiomatic) one’s patch (local region), home, or locality” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

The first page of “The Knight’s Tale” from the early-15th-century Ellesmere manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales”. The Knight is described has having conducted raids in Lettow(e) or Lithuania, probably as part of a crusade. Artist unknown, from the collection of the Huntington Library, San Marino, California, U.S.A. (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chaucer_knight.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 11 March 2026: “Lettowe” (Middle English)—“Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)”. Today is #LithuaniaIndependenceRestorationDay; #Lithuania is first recorded in English as “Lettow(e)” in the #CanterburyTales by #GeoffreyChaucer. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

El Abdi, a secondhand book seller in Rabat, Morocco. By Zackariaouad (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ElAbdi,_one_of_the_oldest_sellers_of_used_books_in_the_capital_of_Morocco,_Rabat.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 10 March 2026: “imɣur” (Taselhit)—“to be big, great; to grow; to be old” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Women bathing in holy spring water as a purification ritual at the Tirta Empul temple, a Hindu temple near the town of Tampaksiring in Bali, Indonesia. By Enrico Strocchi (CC-BY-SA 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Purification_Ritual_(49368448451).jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 9 March 2026: “𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌐𐌄𐌇𐌀𐌔𐌕” (prupehast; Umbrian)—“(third-person singular future perfect) to purify in advance” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A drawing depicting Yama, the Lord of Death, holding the Wheel of Life which represents Samsara, or the world. By an unknown artist from Tashi Lhunpo from a version at Samye Monastery in Tibet; the work is in the Wellcome Collection, London, England, United Kingdom (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yama,_the_Lord_of_Death,_holding_the_Wheel_of_Life_Wellcome_L0015314.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 8 March 2026: “བཀོད་པ” (bkod pa; Tibetan)—“arrangement, array; instruction, direction, order; design, plan; (Christianity) the book of Genesis” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A man loading agricultural goods (potatoes?) with a spade on to a horse cart in Shvedchyna, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. A woman wearing a headscarf stands next to him. By sedljar (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shvedchina,_Ukraine_%D0%A8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_-_panoramio_(8).jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 7 March 2026: “збира́ти” (zbyráty; Ukrainian)—“to gather, to collect; to harvest, to gather in (:crops); to assemble; to convoke, to convene; to equip, to prepare (for a journey)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Two men walking on a beach and talking to each other. By TGLSMEDIA (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_men_walking_on_a_beach_and_talking.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 6 March 2026: “motteggiare” (Italian)—“(transitive) to tease; to needle; (intransitive) to speak wittily; to quip [auxiliary ‘avere’]; (intransitive, archaic) to have a pleasant conversation [auxiliary ‘avere’]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...