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"name": "bor"
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"3": "favela"
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},
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"Rhymes:Spanish/ela/3 syllables",
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"Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
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"Spanish nouns",
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{
"ipa": "[faˈβ̞e.la]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ela"
}
],
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}
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