See carny in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/ˈkɑː(ɹ)ni/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carny.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-carny.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-carny.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-carny.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-carny.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)ni"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "carney"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"carny"
],
"word": "carny"
}
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