See terco on Wiktionary
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},
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{
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},
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"tags": [
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]
},
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"word": "entercarse"
}
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"glosses": [
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"word": "obstinado"
},
{
"word": "porfiado"
},
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"word": "testarudo"
}
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"ipa": "/ˈteɾko/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈt̪eɾ.ko]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɾko"
}
],
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"name": "der"
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},
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},
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"3": "",
"4": "stiff, rigid"
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"forms": [
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"form": "terca",
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
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"masculine",
"plural"
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{
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"ter‧co"
],
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"pos": "adj",
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"Rhymes:Spanish/eɾko",
"Rhymes:Spanish/eɾko/2 syllables",
"Spanish 2-syllable words",
"Spanish adjectives",
"Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
"Spanish lemmas",
"Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
"es:Personality"
],
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],
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"obstinate",
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],
[
"willful",
"willful"
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[
"dogged",
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[
"pigheaded",
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[
"hardheaded",
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[
"bullheaded",
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"word": "obstinado"
},
{
"word": "porfiado"
},
{
"word": "testarudo"
}
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈteɾko/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈt̪eɾ.ko]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɾko"
}
],
"word": "terco"
}
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