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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kolbasnja",
"sense": "nonsense — see also nonsense",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "колбасня"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "nonsense — see also nonsense",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tonterías"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "nonsense — see also nonsense",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "inventos"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "nonsense — see also nonsense",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chorrada"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "nonsense — see also nonsense",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chuminada"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "nonsense — see also nonsense",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "farfolla"
}
],
"word": "baloney"
}
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