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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jejuador"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one who fasts",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jejuadora"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "one who fasts",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ajunător"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "one who fasts",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ajunătoare"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "one who fasts",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "postitor"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "one who fasts",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "postitoare"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who fasts",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ayunador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who fasts",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ayunadora"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "one who fasts",
"word": "mfunga"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "one who fasts",
"word": "ymprydiwr"
}
],
"word": "faster"
}
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