"can opener" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: can openers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} can opener (plural can openers)
  1. A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off. Categories (topical): Kitchenware Synonyms: tin opener [British], can-opener Translations (device used to open tin cans): blikoopmaker [masculine] (Afrikaans), فَتَّاحَة (fattāḥa) [feminine] (Arabic), مِفَكّ (mifakk) [masculine] (Arabic), فَتَّاحَة (fattāḥa) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), فَتَّاحَة (fattāḥa) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), բացիչ (bacʻičʻ) (Armenian), abrelates [masculine] (Asturian), lata-irekitzekoa (Basque), lata-irekigailua (Basque), адкрыва́льнік (adkryválʹnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), кансе́рвавы нож (kansjérvavy nož) [masculine] (Belarusian), obrellaunes [masculine] (Catalan), 開罐器 (Chinese Mandarin), 开罐器 (kāiguànqì) (Chinese Mandarin), otvírák na konzervy [masculine] (Czech), dåseåbner [common-gender] (Danish), blikopener [masculine] (Dutch), konservikarbiavaja (Estonian), tölkinavaaja (Finnish), purkinavaaja (Finnish), ouvre-boîtes [masculine] (French), ouvre-boîte [masculine] (French), abrelatas [masculine] (Galician), abridor [masculine] (Galician), Dosenöffner [masculine] (German), ανοιχτήρι (anoichtíri) [neuter] (Greek), פותחן (potkhán) [masculine] (Hebrew), abrilatas (Hiligaynon), konzervnyitó (Hungarian), abrelata (Ibanag), dósahnífur [masculine] (Icelandic), apriscatole [masculine] (Italian), 缶切り (kankiri) (alt: かんきり) (Japanese), ប្រដាប់គាស់កំប៉ុង (brâdabkéaskâmbŏng) (Khmer), 깡통따개 (kkangtongttagae) (Korean), ອັນໄຂກະປ໋ອງ (ʼan khai ka pǭng) (Lao), отворач за конзе́рви (otvorač za konzérvi) [masculine] (Macedonian), tīwara (Maori), tīwara tīni (Maori), tīwara kēne (Maori), лааз онгойлгогч (laaz ongojlgogč) (Mongolian), boksåpner [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), قوطی بازکن (quti-bâzkon) (Persian), otwieracz do konserw [masculine] (Polish), otwieracz do puszek [masculine] (Polish), abridor de lata [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), abre-latas [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), deschizător de conserve [masculine] (Romanian), deschizător pentru conserve [masculine] (Romanian), desfăcător de conserve [masculine] (Romanian), desfăcător pentru conserve [masculine] (Romanian), консе́рвный нож (konsérvnyj nož) [masculine] (Russian), открыва́шка (otkryváška) [feminine] (Russian), fosglair chanastairean [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), otvárač na konzervy [masculine] (Slovak), konzervni odpirač [masculine] (Slovene), sebuladithine [masculine] (Sotho), abrelatas [masculine] (Spanish), abridor [masculine] (Spanish), konservöppnare [common-gender] (Swedish), burköppnare [common-gender] (Swedish), abrilata (Tagalog), abrelata (Tagalog), ที่เปิดกระป๋อง (tîi-bpə̀ət-grà-bpɔ̌ng) (Thai), konserve açacağı (Turkish), açıcı (Turkish), açawaç (Turkmen), консе́рвний ніж (konsérvnyj niž) [masculine] (Ukrainian), відкрива́чка (vidkryváčka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ochgʻich (Uzbek), đồ khui hộp (Vietnamese), đồ mở hộp (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-can_opener-en-noun--cU5svMg Disambiguation of Kitchenware: 48 4 12 18 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 4 4 26 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 8 7 22 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 44 7 6 23 20 Disambiguation of 'device used to open tin cans': 67 1 2 15 15
  2. (roller derby) A shoulder hit to the chest, usually accomplished while moving from a crouched to a standing position. Categories (topical): Roller derby
    Sense id: en-can_opener-en-noun-l7g5C-Xa
  3. (slang) A tool for safe-cracking. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-can_opener-en-noun-OiIuTCor
  4. (military, nautical, slang) A ramming maneuver, that opens up the target ship like a tin can. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-can_opener-en-noun-18ItlvaP Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  5. (military, slang) An anti-tank munition or attack vehicle, that opens up armour like a tin can. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-can_opener-en-noun-jLsd8rRg Topics: government, military, politics, war

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          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "otvírák na konzervy"
        },
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
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          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "purkinavaaja"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ouvre-boîtes"
        },
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
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        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Dosenöffner"
        },
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          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anoichtíri",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ανοιχτήρι"
        },
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          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "potkhán",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "פותחן"
        },
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          "code": "hil",
          "lang": "Hiligaynon",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "abrilatas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "konzervnyitó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "ibg",
          "lang": "Ibanag",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "abrelata"
        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dósahnífur"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apriscatole"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "alt": "かんきり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kankiri",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "缶切り"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "brâdabkéaskâmbŏng",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "ប្រដាប់គាស់កំប៉ុង"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "kkangtongttagae",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "깡통따개"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "ʼan khai ka pǭng",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "ອັນໄຂກະປ໋ອງ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "otvorač za konzérvi",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "отворач за конзе́рви"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "tīwara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "tīwara tīni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "tīwara kēne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "laaz ongojlgogč",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "лааз онгойлгогч"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "boksåpner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "quti-bâzkon",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "قوطی بازکن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "otwieracz do konserw"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "otwieracz do puszek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "Brazil",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "abridor de lata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "abre-latas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "deschizător de conserve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "deschizător pentru conserve"
        },
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          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "desfăcător de conserve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "desfăcător pentru conserve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "konsérvnyj nož",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "консе́рвный нож"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otkryváška",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "открыва́шка"
        },
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          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fosglair chanastairean"
        },
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "otvárač na konzervy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "konzervni odpirač"
        },
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          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "st",
          "lang": "Sotho",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sebuladithine"
        },
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          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "abrelatas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "abridor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "konservöppnare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "burköppnare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "67 1 2 15 15",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
          "word": "abrilata"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "bacʻičʻ",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "բացիչ"
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "lata-irekitzekoa"
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      "code": "eu",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "otvírák na konzervy"
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "פותחן"
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      "code": "hil",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "abrelata"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "缶切り"
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      "code": "km",
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      "word": "ប្រដាប់គាស់កំប៉ុង"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkangtongttagae",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "깡통따개"
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      "roman": "ʼan khai ka pǭng",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "ອັນໄຂກະປ໋ອງ"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "отворач за конзе́рви"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "tīwara"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "tīwara tīni"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "roman": "quti-bâzkon",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "قوطی بازکن"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deschizător de conserve"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ro",
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      "roman": "konsérvnyj nož",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "консе́рвный нож"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkryváška",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "открыва́шка"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "sk",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "konzervni odpirač"
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      "code": "es",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abridor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "konservöppnare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "burköppnare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "abrilata"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "abrelata"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tîi-bpə̀ət-grà-bpɔ̌ng",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "ที่เปิดกระป๋อง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "konserve açacağı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "açıcı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "açawaç"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "konsérvnyj niž",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "консе́рвний ніж"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidkryváčka",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "відкрива́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "ochgʻich"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "đồ khui hộp"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "device used to open tin cans",
      "word": "đồ mở hộp"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "can opener"
  ],
  "word": "can opener"
}

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