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"word": "ᱵᱤᱨᱤᱭᱟᱱᱤ"
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"sense": "dish of spiced rice",
"word": "பிரியாணி"
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"roman": "kâao mòk",
"sense": "dish of spiced rice",
"word": "ข้าวหมก"
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"word": "ବିରିୟାନୀ"
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"word": "ᱵᱤᱨᱤᱭᱟᱱᱤ"
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"word": "பிரியாணி"
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"sense": "dish of spiced rice",
"word": "బిర్యాని"
},
{
"code": "th",
"english": "Thai version",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kâao mòk",
"sense": "dish of spiced rice",
"word": "ข้าวหมก"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "biryānī",
"sense": "dish of spiced rice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "بریانی"
}
],
"word": "biryani"
}
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