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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "knebukser"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "dizlik",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "دیزلك"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tonbân",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "تنبان"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "andarvard",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "اندرورد"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "bryczesy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "calções"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brídži",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "бри́джи"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bridži",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural"
],
"word": "бриджи"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "vrachi"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "causi"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "calzones"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "knäbyxor"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "brydži",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "бриджі"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bričy",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"Canada"
],
"word": "брічи"
}
],
"word": "breeches"
}
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