See gezellig on Wiktionary
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],
[
"inviting",
"inviting"
],
[
"convivial",
"convivial"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɡəˈzɛlɪɡ/"
},
{
"ipa": "/həˈzɛlə/",
"note": "semi-learned"
},
{
"ipa": "/hɛ-/",
"note": "semi-learned"
},
{
"ipa": "/-lɪk/",
"note": "semi-learned"
},
{
"ipa": "/xəˈzɛlə/",
"tags": [
"literary"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/xəˈzɛləx/",
"tags": [
"literary"
]
}
],
"word": "gezellig"
}
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