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"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-conga.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-conga.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-conga.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-conga.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-conga.wav.ogg"
},
{
"enpr": "kängʹgə",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkɑŋɡə/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒŋɡə"
},
{
"homophone": "conger (non-rhotic)"
}
],
"word": "conga"
}
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