See bebbux on Wiktionary
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"english": "snail meal",
"translation": "snail meal",
"word": "bebbuxata"
}
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"Maltese terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
"Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
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"Rhymes:Maltese/uːʃ",
"Rhymes:Maltese/uːʃ/2 syllables",
"Tunisian Berber terms in nonstandard scripts",
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"word": "bebbuxata"
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}
Download raw JSONL data for bebbux meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)
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