See guillemet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "either of the punctuation marks « or »",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cudzysłów ostrokątny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "either of the punctuation marks « or »",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "aspas angulares"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "either of the punctuation marks « or »",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "ghilimele"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "either of the punctuation marks « or »",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "semnul citării"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "jóločka",
"sense": "either of the punctuation marks « or »",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ёлочка"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "either of the punctuation marks « or »",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "comillas latinas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "either of the punctuation marks « or »",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "comillas españolas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "either of the punctuation marks « or »",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "comillas angulares"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "either of the punctuation marks « or »",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "comillas bajas"
}
],
"word": "guillemet"
}
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