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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "léshem",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "לֶשֶׁם"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "opál"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ópall"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ópal"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "opale"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "opāru",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "オパール"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"lang_code": "kk",
"roman": "opal",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "опал"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "opal",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "오팔"
},
{
"alt": "蛋白石",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "danbaekseok",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "단백석"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "opalus"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "opal",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "опал"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"lang_code": "mr",
"roman": "opal",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ओपल"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "opâl",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "اپال"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "čašmegorbe",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "چشمگربه"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "eynolherr",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "عینالهر"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "opal"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "opala"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "opal"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "opál",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "опа́л"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "opal"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ópalo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "opal"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "opalo"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "amutakkal",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "அமுதக்கல்"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "oo-bpɔɔl",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "โอปอล"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "opal"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "opan"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "ngọc mắt mèo"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"word": "miêu nhãn thạch"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "opal"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fflamfaen"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "fflamfeini"
}
],
"word": "opal"
}
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