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"sense": "absorbent, squishy, porous",
"word": "pūngorungoru"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "absorbent, squishy, porous",
"word": "gąbczasty"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gubčatyj",
"sense": "absorbent, squishy, porous",
"word": "губчатый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "absorbent, squishy, porous",
"word": "fofo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "absorbent, squishy, porous",
"word": "esponjoso"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "absorbent, squishy, porous",
"word": "muyag"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "absorbent, squishy, porous",
"word": "langkal"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "absorbent, squishy, porous",
"word": "süngersi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "absorbent, squishy, porous",
"word": "süngerimsi"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "propit",
"sense": "soaked and soft",
"word": "пропит"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "soaked and soft",
"word": "kōpūtoitoi"
}
],
"word": "spongy"
}
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