See cul-de-sac in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"neuter"
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"word": "κόλπωμα"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "medicine: a sacklike cavity or tube",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blindpoki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "medicine: a sacklike cavity or tube",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "saco"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "medicine: a sacklike cavity or tube",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bolsa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slepój mešók",
"sense": "medicine: a sacklike cavity or tube",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "слепо́й мешо́к"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"cul-de-sac"
],
"word": "cul-de-sac"
}
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