"biwa" meaning in English

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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "lute",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "biwa"
        },
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Rìběn pípa",
          "sense": "lute",
          "word": "日本琵琶"
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          "sense": "lute",
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          "alt": "びわ",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "lute",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "biwa",
          "sense": "lute",
          "word": "비와"
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          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "lute",
          "word": "biwa"
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "bivā",
          "sense": "lute",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "बिवा"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "lute",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "biwa"
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          "roman": "bíva",
          "sense": "lute",
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          "word": "би́ва"
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      ]
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        ],
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        ],
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          "twang",
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "lute",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "biwa"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Rìběn pípa",
      "sense": "lute",
      "word": "日本琵琶"
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      "sense": "lute",
      "word": "biwa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "びわ",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "biwa",
      "sense": "lute",
      "word": "琵琶"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "biwa",
      "sense": "lute",
      "word": "비와"
    },
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      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "lute",
      "word": "biwa"
    },
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      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bivā",
      "sense": "lute",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "बिवा"
    },
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      "sense": "lute",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "biwa"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "bíva",
      "sense": "lute",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "би́ва"
    }
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