See hunk on Wiktionary
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"code": "ru",
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"note": "of food",
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"code": "es",
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"word": "pedazo"
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"code": "da",
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{
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "an attractive man",
"word": "muskelimies"
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"code": "fr",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "ro",
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