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"ipa": "/əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/",
"tags": [
"UK",
"US"
]
},
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"tags": [
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amígdala"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "xìngréntǐ",
"sense": "brain region",
"word": "杏仁體 /杏仁体"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amygdala"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "amygdala"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "mandelkerne"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "brain region",
"word": "amigdalo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "brain region",
"word": "mantelitumake"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amygdale cérébrale"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amígdala"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "amigdala",
"sense": "brain region",
"word": "ამიგდალა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Amygdala"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "brain region",
"word": "amigdala"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "möndlungur"
},
{
"alt": "へんとうたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "hentōtai",
"sense": "brain region",
"word": "扁桃体"
},
{
"alt": "へんとうかく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "hentōkaku",
"sense": "brain region",
"word": "扁桃核"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "bādāmak",
"sense": "brain region",
"word": "بادامک"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ciało migdałowate"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amígdala"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amigdală"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "mozžečkóvaja mindálina",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мозжечко́вая минда́лина"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "mindalevídnoje télo",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "миндалеви́дное те́ло"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amígdala"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "mandelkärna"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "brain region",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "amygdala"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "brain region",
"word": "amigdala"
}
],
"word": "amygdala"
}
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