See moola in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"forms": [
{
"form": "moolas",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "moola (plural moolas)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
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{
"word": "mullah"
}
],
"categories": [
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],
"glosses": [
"Obsolete form of mullah."
],
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"mullah",
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],
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}
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