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"ref": "2023 May 24, Ligaya Mishan, “The Shortcut to Homemade Milk Candy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
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"word": "almívar de llet"
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "karamelkremo"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "laktokaramelo"
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"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
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"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
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"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ribát khaláv",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
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"word": "רִבַּת חָלָב"
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"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
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"word": "dolce di latte"
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"roman": "duruse de reche",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "ドゥルセ・デ・レチェ"
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"roman": "deruse de ritchi",
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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dulsedereche",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "둘세데레체"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
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"word": "kajmak"
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
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"word": "doce de leite"
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"word": "almívar de llet"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "karamelkremo"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "laktokaramelo"
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"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "kinuski"
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{
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "dulce de leche"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "confiture de lait"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ribát khaláv",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "רִבַּת חָלָב"
},
{
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "dolce di latte"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "duruse de reche",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "ドゥルセ・デ・レチェ"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "doruse de reche",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "ドルセ・デ・レチェ"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "deruse de ritchi",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "デルセ・デ・リッチ"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dulsedereche",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "둘세데레체"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "kajmak"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "doce de leite"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "dulce de leche"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
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"word": "manjar blanco"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
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"word": "manjar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
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"word": "leche poleada"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
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"Venezuela",
"masculine"
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"word": "arequipe"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"tags": [
"Spain",
"feminine",
"plural"
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"word": "natillas"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sweet dairy spread",
"word": "dulce de leche"
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"word": "dulce de leche"
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