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"word": "sammensat fødevare"
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"word": "rapidmanĝaĵo"
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"word": "poolfabrikaat"
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"word": "cibo servito rapidamente"
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"word": "ファースト・フード"
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"word": "即製食品"
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"word": "фастфуд"
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"word": "패스트 푸드"
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"word": "ō rangaranga"
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"word": "түргэн хоол"
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"word": "อาหารจานด่วน"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "comida rápida"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "platos preparados"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"word": "chakula cha kununua"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "snabbmat"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "turita uṇavu",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"word": "துரித உணவு"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "aa-hǎan-jaan-dùuan",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"word": "อาหารจานด่วน"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "mgyogs zas",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"word": "མགྱོགས་ཟས།"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"word": "hazır yiyecekler"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "fāsṭ fūḍ",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"word": "فاسٹ فوڈ"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "tëz tamaq",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"word": "تېز تاماق"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"word": "thức ăn nhanh"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"word": "đồ ăn nhanh"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bwyd cyflwym"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bwyd brys"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "gikh-esn",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"word": "גיך־עסן"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "gikhshpayz",
"sense": "type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly",
"word": "גיכשפּײַז"
}
],
"word": "fast food"
}
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