See Sheila on Wiktionary
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{
"word": "Sheela"
}
],
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"Alternative form of Sheela."
],
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"Sheela",
"Sheela#English"
]
],
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]
}
],
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"Portuguese terms borrowed from English",
"Portuguese terms derived from English",
"Portuguese terms derived from Irish",
"Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
"Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English",
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"args": {
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"2": "en",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "ga",
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},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "la",
"3": "Caecilia"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
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},
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}
],
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{
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},
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{
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"Portuguese female given names from Irish",
"Portuguese given names"
],
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],
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[
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"given name"
],
[
"Sheila",
"Sheila#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"Portuguese derogatory terms",
"Portuguese vulgarities"
],
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"slut (woman seeking attention through inappropriate clothing and make-up)"
],
"links": [
[
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"derogatory"
],
[
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"slut"
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],
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],
"tags": [
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"feminine",
"vulgar"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈʃej.lɐ/",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʃeɪ̯.lɐ]",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʃej.lɐ/",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʃeɪ̯.lɐ]",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʃej.la/",
"tags": [
"Southern-Brazil"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"Southern-Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʃɐj.lɐ/",
"tags": [
"Portugal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʃɐj.lɐ/",
"tags": [
"Portugal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʃej.lɐ/",
"tags": [
"Northern",
"Portugal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʃej.lɐ/",
"tags": [
"Central",
"Portugal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʃe.lɐ/",
"tags": [
"Portugal",
"Southern"
]
}
],
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}
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"args": {
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"2": "en",
"3": "Sheila"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "ga",
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},
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},
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"1": "es",
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},
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"name": "der"
}
],
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"1": "f"
},
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"name": "es-prop"
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"Shei‧la"
],
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{
"parts": [
"Shei‧la"
]
}
],
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{
"word": "Cecilia"
}
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"Spanish terms derived from Irish",
"Spanish terms derived from Latin",
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"Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"Spanish uncountable proper nouns"
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"a female given name from English [in turn from Irish], equivalent to English Sheila"
],
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[
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"given name"
],
[
"Sheila",
"Sheila#English"
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"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈʃeila/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʃei̯.la]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eila"
}
],
"word": "Sheila"
}
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