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"word": "ջադու"
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"sense": "vicious and scolding woman",
"word": "äkäpussi"
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"sense": "vicious and scolding woman",
"word": "banya"
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"word": "arpía"
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"word": "surtant"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ǰadu",
"sense": "vicious and scolding woman",
"word": "ջադու"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "vhuk",
"sense": "vicious and scolding woman",
"word": "վհուկ"
},
{
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zla starica",
"sense": "vicious and scolding woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "зла старица"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "veštica",
"sense": "vicious and scolding woman",
"word": "вещица"
},
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lǎotàipó",
"sense": "vicious and scolding woman",
"word": "老太婆"
},
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "vicious and scolding woman",
"word": "老潑婦"
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"word": "banya"
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"word": "悪婆"
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},
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