See fella in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "used as a term of address for a male person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mano"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mužík",
"sense": "used as a term of address for a male person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мужи́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čuvák",
"sense": "used as a term of address for a male person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "чува́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čel",
"sense": "used as a term of address for a male person",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"slang"
],
"word": "чел"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used as a term of address for a male person",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "tío"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used as a term of address for a male person",
"word": "muchacho"
},
{
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "used as a term of address for a male person",
"word": "man"
}
],
"word": "fella"
}
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