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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"lang_code": "sq",
"sense": "scarf",
"word": "boa"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"lang_code": "eu",
"sense": "scarf",
"word": "lepoko"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "scarf",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boà"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "scarf",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "boa"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "scarf",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "scarf",
"word": "höyhenhuivi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "scarf",
"word": "puuhka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "scarf",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boa"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "scarf",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "boa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "scarf",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "scarf",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "boa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "goržétka",
"sense": "scarf",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "горже́тка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "bóa",
"sense": "scarf",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бо́а"
},
{
"code": "tyv",
"lang": "Tuvan",
"lang_code": "tyv",
"roman": "bogaa",
"sense": "scarf",
"word": "богаа"
}
],
"word": "boa"
}
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