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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "lopatʹ",
"sense": "to eat food quickly",
"word": "лопать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to eat food quickly",
"word": "devorar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to eat food quickly",
"word": "zampar"
}
],
"word": "scoff"
}
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