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"masculine"
],
"word": "pȅsto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "an Italian sauce especially for pasta",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pesto"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "an Italian sauce especially for pasta",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "pesto"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "an Italian sauce especially for pasta",
"word": "pesto"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pésto",
"sense": "an Italian sauce especially for pasta",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пе́сто"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "an Italian sauce especially for pasta",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pesto"
}
],
"word": "pesto"
}
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