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"A slightly yellowish or ivory-colored natural fat extracted from fruit of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) by crushing and boiling, widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and an emollient, as a cooking oil in West Africa, and sometimes used in the chocolate industry as a substitute for cocoa butter."
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"sense": "fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree",
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"word": "limi"
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"sense": "fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree",
"word": "manteca de karité"
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"sense": "fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree",
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"code": "tuz",
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"sense": "fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree",
"word": "nɔ̃mplaw"
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"sense": "fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree",
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"sense": "fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree",
"word": "kurɲɔn"
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"word": "kpaam"
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"word": "nampilaŋo"
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"roman": "rǔmùguǒyóu",
"sense": "fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree",
"word": "乳木果油"
},
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"roman": "rǔyóumùguǒyóu",
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"word": "乳油木果油"
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"word": "牛油樹脂"
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"word": "牛油树脂"
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"word": "牛油果精華"
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"word": "牛油果精华"
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"word": "シアバター"
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"word": "hoòmɔ́tídè"
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"word": "caǹwùòmɛ̀"
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"word": "limi"
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"sense": "fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree",
"word": "manteca de karité"
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"sense": "fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree",
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