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"masculine"
],
"word": "pómulo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "bone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cigoma"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "bone",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "okben"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "bone",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kindben"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "bone",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kindknota"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "bone",
"word": "buto ng pisngi"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "bone",
"word": "butumpisngi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "bone",
"word": "elmacık kemiği"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výlycja",
"sense": "bone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ви́лиця"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "ya'ngaq",
"sense": "bone",
"word": "ياڭاق"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "za'ngaq",
"sense": "bone",
"word": "زاڭاق"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "za'ngaq",
"sense": "bone",
"word": "زاڭاق"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "ya'ngaq",
"sense": "bone",
"word": "ياڭاق"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "bone",
"word": "jokbonke"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "bone",
"word": "wangbonke"
}
],
"word": "cheekbone"
}
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