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"Cyrillic"
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"word": "бутархай зоос"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "coins kept in one's pocket or bag",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "drobne"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "coins kept in one's pocket or bag",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bilon"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "coins kept in one's pocket or bag",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trocado"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "méločʹ",
"sense": "coins kept in one's pocket or bag",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ме́лочь"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "coins kept in one's pocket or bag",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cambio"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "coins kept in one's pocket or bag",
"word": "lukönädamon"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "língqián",
"sense": "small sum of money",
"word": "零錢 /零钱"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "small sum of money",
"word": "pikkuraha"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "psilá",
"sense": "small sum of money",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural"
],
"word": "ψιλά"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "small sum of money",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "grosze"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "small sum of money",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trocado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "small sum of money",
"word": "menudo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "small sum of money",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chatarra"
}
],
"word": "loose change"
}
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