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Noun [English]

IPA: /pɹɒŋ/ [UK], /pɹɔŋ/ [General-American], /pɹɑŋ/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prong.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-prong.wav Forms: prongs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋ Etymology: From Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining device”), from prangen (“to press, pinch”), from Old Saxon *prangan, from Proto-West Germanic *prangan, from Proto-Germanic *pranganą (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (“to wrap up, constrict”). Akin to Lithuanian spriñgti (“to choke, become choked or obstructed”), Latvian sprañgât (“cord, constrict”), Ancient Greek σπαργανόω (sparganóō, “to swaddle”), σπάργανον (spárganon, “swaddling cloth”). See also prank, prance, prink. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|pronge}} Middle English pronge, {{der|en|gml|prange||stick, restraining device}} Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining device”), {{der|en|osx|*prangan}} Old Saxon *prangan, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*prangan}} Proto-West Germanic *prangan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*pranganą|t=to press}} Proto-Germanic *pranganą (“to press”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)preng-||to wrap up, constrict}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (“to wrap up, constrict”), {{cog|lt|spriñgti||to choke, become choked or obstructed}} Lithuanian spriñgti (“to choke, become choked or obstructed”), {{cog|lv|sprañgât||cord, constrict}} Latvian sprañgât (“cord, constrict”), {{cog|grc|σπαργανόω||to swaddle}} Ancient Greek σπαργανόω (sparganóō, “to swaddle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prong (plural prongs)
  1. A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine. Translations (thin, pointed, projecting part): στόρθυγξ (stórthunx) [feminine, masculine] (Ancient Greek), зъбец (zǎbec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pua [feminine] (Catalan), hrot [masculine] (Czech), spids (Danish), tand (Danish), tand [masculine] (Dutch), punt [masculine] (Dutch), spits [masculine] (Dutch), piek [masculine] (Dutch), kärki (Finnish), piikki (Finnish), dent [feminine] (French), pointe [feminine] (French), broche [feminine] (French), galla [feminine] (Galician), puga [feminine] (Galician), dente [masculine] (Galician), Zinke [feminine] (German), Zacke [feminine] (German), Zacken [masculine] (German), Stift [masculine] (German), Ende [neuter] (German), Sprosse [feminine] (German), Krappe [masculine] (German), Stachel [masculine] (German), Dorn [masculine] (German), Stab [masculine] (German), fog (Hungarian), ág (Hungarian), gaddur [masculine] (Icelandic), beangán [masculine] (Irish), punta [feminine] (Italian), dente [masculine] (Italian), rebbio [masculine] (Italian), парог (parog) [masculine] (Macedonian), забец (zabec) [masculine] (Macedonian), kātara (Maori), tind [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tind [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), چاتال (çatal) (Ottoman Turkish), szpica [feminine] (Polish), grot [masculine] (Polish), kolec [masculine] (Polish), ząb [masculine] (Polish), badyl (of an antler) [masculine] (Polish), ponta [feminine] (Portuguese), dente [masculine] (Portuguese), dinte [masculine] (Romanian), шпенёк (špenjók) (Russian), зубе́ц (zubéc) (Russian), отро́г (otróg) [masculine] (Russian), рожо́к (rožók) [masculine] (Russian), vetva (Slovak), výbežok (Slovak), kolík (Slovak), hrot (Slovak), diente [masculine] (Spanish), prolongación [feminine] (Spanish), punta [feminine] (Spanish), gajo [masculine] (Spanish), vástago [masculine] (Spanish), spets (Swedish), klo (Swedish), led (Swedish), udd [common-gender] (Swedish), sanga ng sungay (Tagalog)
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  2. (sometimes figurative) A branch; a fork. Tags: figuratively, sometimes Translations (branch): разклонение (razklonenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), gren (Danish), arm [masculine] (Dutch), haara (Finnish), bras [masculine] (French), galla [feminine] (Galician), Zweig [masculine] (German), Arm [masculine] (German), ág (Hungarian), beangán [masculine] (Irish), ramo [masculine] (Italian), ramificazione [feminine] (Italian), biforcazione [feminine] (Italian), гранка (granka) [feminine] (Macedonian), braço [masculine] (Portuguese), ramo [masculine] (Portuguese), braț [neuter] (Romanian), ветвь (vetvʹ) (Russian), vetva (Slovak)
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  3. (colloquial) The penis. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-prong-en-noun-JrEPyTmp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pronghorn, prong-set Related terms: tine, tooth

Verb [English]

IPA: /pɹɒŋ/ [UK], /pɹɔŋ/ [General-American], /pɹɑŋ/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prong.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-prong.wav Forms: prongs [present, singular, third-person], pronging [participle, present], pronged [participle, past], pronged [past]
Rhymes: -ɒŋ Etymology: From Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining device”), from prangen (“to press, pinch”), from Old Saxon *prangan, from Proto-West Germanic *prangan, from Proto-Germanic *pranganą (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (“to wrap up, constrict”). Akin to Lithuanian spriñgti (“to choke, become choked or obstructed”), Latvian sprañgât (“cord, constrict”), Ancient Greek σπαργανόω (sparganóō, “to swaddle”), σπάργανον (spárganon, “swaddling cloth”). See also prank, prance, prink. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|pronge}} Middle English pronge, {{der|en|gml|prange||stick, restraining device}} Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining device”), {{der|en|osx|*prangan}} Old Saxon *prangan, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*prangan}} Proto-West Germanic *prangan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*pranganą|t=to press}} Proto-Germanic *pranganą (“to press”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)preng-||to wrap up, constrict}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (“to wrap up, constrict”), {{cog|lt|spriñgti||to choke, become choked or obstructed}} Lithuanian spriñgti (“to choke, become choked or obstructed”), {{cog|lv|sprañgât||cord, constrict}} Latvian sprañgât (“cord, constrict”), {{cog|grc|σπαργανόω||to swaddle}} Ancient Greek σπαργανόω (sparganóō, “to swaddle”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} prong (third-person singular simple present prongs, present participle pronging, simple past and past participle pronged)
  1. To pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong. Translations (to pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong): бода (boda) (Bulgarian), пробождам (proboždam) (Bulgarian), промушвам (promušvam) (Bulgarian), aufspießen (German), spießen (German)
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Adjective [Western Cham]

IPA: /pɣɔŋ/
Etymology: Cognate with Eastern Cham praong. Etymology templates: {{cog|cjm|praong}} Eastern Cham praong Head templates: {{head|cja|adjective}} prong
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Inflected forms

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          "word": "пробождам"
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          "code": "bg",
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          "word": "промушвам"
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          "code": "de",
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          "word": "aufspießen"
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          "word": "spießen"
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      "ipa": "/pɹɑŋ/",
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    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
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    "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
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    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zǎbec",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
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      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "kärki"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "piikki"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
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      "word": "dent"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
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      "word": "pointe"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "galla"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Zinke"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
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      "word": "Zacke"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Zacken"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "grc",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
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      "code": "is",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "kātara"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "word": "tind"
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      "code": "ota",
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      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "چاتال"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ząb"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "badyl (of an antler)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ponta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dinte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "špenjók",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "шпенёк"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zubéc",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "зубе́ц"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otróg",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отро́г"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rožók",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рожо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "vetva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "výbežok"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "kolík"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "hrot"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prolongación"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "punta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gajo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vástago"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "spets"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "klo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "led"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "udd"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "thin, pointed, projecting part",
      "word": "sanga ng sungay"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razklonenie",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разклонение"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "branch",
      "word": "gren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "branch",
      "word": "haara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bras"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galla"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zweig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Arm"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "branch",
      "word": "ág"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beangán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ramo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ramificazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "biforcazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "granka",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гранка"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "braço"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ramo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "branch",
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      "word": "braț"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vetvʹ",
      "sense": "branch",
      "word": "ветвь"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "branch",
      "word": "vetva"
    }
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}

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    "Terms with Czech translations",
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
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    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
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    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɑŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "boda",
      "sense": "to pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong",
      "word": "бода"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "proboždam",
      "sense": "to pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong",
      "word": "пробождам"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "promušvam",
      "sense": "to pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong",
      "word": "промушвам"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong",
      "word": "aufspießen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong",
      "word": "spießen"
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  "word": "prong"
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɣɔŋ/"
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  ],
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