See caciu on Wiktionary
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"word": "caciu nta li maccarruna"
},
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"word": "caciucavaḍḍu"
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{
"word": "cascia"
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{
"word": "casteḍḍu"
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{
"word": "cauciu"
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{
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{
"word": "furmaggiu"
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{
"word": "latti"
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{
"word": "ncasciatu"
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{
"word": "pècura"
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{
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{
"word": "tumazzu"
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{
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"ipa": "[ˈka.ʃʊ]"
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"word": "cagghiu"
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"word": "latti"
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"word": "ncasciatu"
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{
"word": "pècura"
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{
"word": "vacca"
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},
{
"ipa": "[ˈka.ʃʊ]"
},
{
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}
],
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}
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