See Makaw on Wiktionary
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]
},
{
"ipa": "[mɐˈxaʊ̯]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-aw"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"El Filibusterismo",
"Jose Rizal",
"Spanish Philippines",
"tl:Makaw"
],
"word": "Makaw"
}
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