"pillowcase" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪləʊˌkeɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɪləˌkeɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɪloʊˌkeɪs/ [General-American], /ˈpɘlɐʉˌkæes/ [New-Zealand], /ˈpɘlɘˌkæes/ [New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pillowcase.wav Forms: pillowcases [plural], pillow case [alternative]
Etymology: From pillow + case. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pillow|case}} pillow + case Head templates: {{en-noun}} pillowcase (plural pillowcases)
  1. A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows. Categories (topical): Bedding Synonyms: pillowslip Derived forms: housewife pillowcase, Oxford pillowcase Translations (sheet for covering a pillow): balışüzü (Azerbaijani), навалачка (navalačka) [feminine] (Belarusian), калъфка (kalǎfka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), coixinera [feminine] (Catalan), 枕頭套 /枕头套 (zam² tau⁴ tou³) (Chinese Cantonese), 枕套 (zhěntào) (Chinese Mandarin), 枕頭套 /枕头套 (zhěntoutào) (Chinese Mandarin), povlak na polštář [masculine] (Czech), pudebetræk [neuter] (Danish), pudevår [neuter] (Danish), kussensloop (Dutch), kapkusentego (Esperanto), padjapüür (Estonian), tyynynpäällinen (Finnish), tyynyliina (Finnish), taie d’oreiller [feminine] (French), Kopfkissenbezug [masculine] (German), μαξιλαροθήκη (maxilarothíki) [feminine] (Greek), párnahuzat (Hungarian), Koppziegh [feminine] (Hunsrik), koddaver [neuter] (Icelandic), naulocka (Ingrian), clúdach piliúir [masculine] (Irish), federa [feminine] (Italian), 枕カバー (makura kabā) (Japanese), дерин һадр (derin ğadr) (Kalmyk), 베갯잇 (begaennit) (Korean), froña (Ladino), spilvena pārvalks [masculine] (Latvian), spilvendrāna [feminine] (Latvian), Kappzich [feminine] (Luxembourgish), дэрний уут (dernii uut) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), дэрний дугтуй (dernii dugtuj) [China, Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠳᠡᠷᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠤᠭᠤᠲᠠ (deren-ü uɣuta) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠳᠡᠷᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠳᠤᠭᠲᠤᠢ (deren-ü duɣtui) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), सिरानी-छोप्ने (sirānī-chopne) (Nepali), ântchie [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), entchaeure [Guernsey, feminine] (Norman), putetrekk [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), putevar [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), putetrekk [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), putevar [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Bia [feminine] (Plautdietsch), Scheddinj [feminine] (Plautdietsch), poszewka [feminine] (Polish), powłoczka [feminine] (Polish), fronha [feminine] (Portuguese), față de pernă [feminine] (Romanian), на́волочка (návoločka) [feminine] (Russian), funda (de almohada) [feminine] (Spanish), foronya (Swahili), örngott [neuter] (Swedish), kuddvar [neuter] (Swedish), dynvar [neuter] (Swedish), punda (Tagalog), ปลอกหมอน (bplɔ̀ɔk-mɔ̌ɔn) (Thai), akangupapuku aoba (Tupinambá), yastık kılıfı (Turkish), наволочка (navoločka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), gorchudd gobennydd [masculine] (Welsh), cas clustog [masculine] (Welsh)
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          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "word": "padjapüür"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "word": "tyynynpäällinen"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "word": "tyynyliina"
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          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
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          "word": "taie d’oreiller"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
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          "word": "Kopfkissenbezug"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
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          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
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          "word": "Koppziegh"
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          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
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          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
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          "word": "federa"
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "makura kabā",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "word": "枕カバー"
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          "code": "xal",
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          "roman": "derin ğadr",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
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          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Scheddinj"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "poszewka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "powłoczka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fronha"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "față de pernă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "návoločka",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "на́волочка"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "funda (de almohada)"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "word": "foronya"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "örngott"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kuddvar"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "dynvar"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "word": "punda"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bplɔ̀ɔk-mɔ̌ɔn",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "word": "ปลอกหมอน"
        },
        {
          "code": "tpn",
          "lang": "Tupinambá",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "word": "akangupapuku aoba"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "word": "yastık kılıfı"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "navoločka",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "наволочка"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gorchudd gobennydd"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cas clustog"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɪləʊˌkeɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪləˌkeɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪloʊˌkeɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɘlɐʉˌkæes/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɘlɘˌkæes/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
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}
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  "derived": [
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      "word": "housewife pillowcase"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oxford pillowcase"
    }
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  ],
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      "form": "pillowcases",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "pillow case",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Terms with Azerbaijani translations",
        "Terms with Belarusian translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Cantonese translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Hunsrik translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Ingrian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Kalmyk translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Ladino translations",
        "Terms with Latvian translations",
        "Terms with Luxembourgish translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Mongolian translations",
        "Terms with Nepali translations",
        "Terms with Norman translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
        "Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Swahili translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
        "Terms with Thai translations",
        "Terms with Tupinambá translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations",
        "en:Bedding"
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      "glosses": [
        "A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows."
      ],
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        [
          "pillow",
          "pillow"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɪləʊˌkeɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪləˌkeɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪloʊˌkeɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɘlɐʉˌkæes/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɘlɘˌkæes/",
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        "New-Zealand"
      ]
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    {
      "word": "pillowslip"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "balışüzü"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "navalačka",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "навалачка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kalǎfka",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "калъфка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coixinera"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zam² tau⁴ tou³",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "枕頭套 /枕头套"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhěntào",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "枕套"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhěntoutào",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "枕頭套 /枕头套"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "povlak na polštář"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pudebetræk"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pudevår"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "kussensloop"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "kapkusentego"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "padjapüür"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "tyynynpäällinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "tyynyliina"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "taie d’oreiller"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kopfkissenbezug"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "maxilarothíki",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μαξιλαροθήκη"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "párnahuzat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hrx",
      "lang": "Hunsrik",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Koppziegh"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "koddaver"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "naulocka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clúdach piliúir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "federa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "makura kabā",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "枕カバー"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "derin ğadr",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "дерин һадр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "begaennit",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "베갯잇"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "froña"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spilvena pārvalks"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spilvendrāna"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kappzich"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "dernii uut",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "дэрний уут"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "dernii dugtuj",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "China",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "дэрний дугтуй"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "deren-ü uɣuta",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠳᠡᠷᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠤᠭᠤᠲᠠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "deren-ü duɣtui",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠳᠡᠷᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠳᠤᠭᠲᠤᠢ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "sirānī-chopne",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "सिरानी-छोप्ने"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ântchie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "Guernsey",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "entchaeure"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "putetrekk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "putevar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "putetrekk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "putevar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Scheddinj"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "poszewka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "powłoczka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fronha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "față de pernă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "návoločka",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "на́волочка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "funda (de almohada)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "foronya"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "örngott"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kuddvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dynvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "punda"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bplɔ̀ɔk-mɔ̌ɔn",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "ปลอกหมอน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpn",
      "lang": "Tupinambá",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "akangupapuku aoba"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "word": "yastık kılıfı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "navoločka",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "наволочка"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gorchudd gobennydd"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sheet for covering a pillow",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cas clustog"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pillowcase"
}

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