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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tinha"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "porrigem"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "strigúščij lišáj",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "стригу́щий лиша́й"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tiña"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tinea"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ringorm"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "revorm"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "tāmara",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"word": "తామర"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "glàak",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"word": "กลาก"
},
{
"code": "unm",
"lang": "Unami",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"word": "mishhwe"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"word": "hắc lào"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"english": "man, hair, diffuse",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tigne"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"english": "man and animals, round",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "diele"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"english": "man, round",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rowe Sinte-Catrene"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tarwden"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gwreinyn"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "contagious fungal affliction of the skin",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gwreinen"
}
],
"word": "ringworm"
}
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