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"code": "vep",
"lang": "Veps",
"sense": "fermented milk",
"word": "kefir"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "fermented milk",
"word": "rượu kêfia"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"en:kefir"
],
"word": "kefir"
}
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"en:Beverages",
"en:Dairy products"
],
"etymology_number": 2,
"forms": [
{
"form": "kefirs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "kefir (plural kefirs)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "kafir"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of kafir"
],
"links": [
[
"kafir",
"kafir#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "keefir"
},
{
"word": "kephir"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"en:kefir"
],
"word": "kefir"
}
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