See saunter on Wiktionary
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "paseo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "medlennaja poxodka",
"sense": "A leisurely pace",
"word": "медленная походка"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Henry David Thoreau",
"Late Middle English"
],
"word": "saunter"
}
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