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],
"word": "βασιλόπιτα"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "galette des rois"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "garetto de rowa",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"word": "ガレット・デ・ロワ"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "corona dels Reis"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "reiaume"
},
{
"alt": "keyk pâd(e)šâh",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"word": "کیک پادشاه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ciasto Trzech Króli"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bolo-rei"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "piróg volxvóv",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пиро́г волхво́в"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "roscón de Reyes"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rosca de Reyes"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kungskaka"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "cake eaten on Epiphany",
"word": "bánh vua"
}
],
"word": "king cake"
}
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