See kneecap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to destroy the knees",
"word": "gambizzare"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to destroy the knees",
"word": "azzoppare"
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"sense": "to destroy the knees",
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"word": "przestrzelić kolana"
}
],
"word": "kneecap"
}
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