See will o' the wisp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "delusionary goal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fuoco fatuo"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 29 47",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "delusionary goal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "quimera"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 29 47",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "delusionary goal",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "bländverk"
}
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˌwɪləðəˈwɪsp/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "marsh light"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ignis fatuus"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "spooklights"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ghost lights"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "nightfire"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "west Country dialect",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "hinkypunk"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"word": "jack o'lantern"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "walking fire"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "friar's lantern"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 42 21",
"word": "will-o'-the-wisp"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 42 21",
"word": "will-o'-wisp"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 42 21",
"word": "will of the wisp"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 42 21",
"word": "will-in-the-wisp"
},
{
"_dis1": "36 42 21",
"word": "Will-with-the-wisp"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "dwaallig"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "alwahj almustanqey",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "الوَهْج المُسْتَنْقعيّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "alnaar alhamqa'",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "النار الحمقاء"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "dhonguloi",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ধনগুলৈ"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "sutxakurra"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "argi-txakurra"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "arima-argia"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "aleẏa",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "আলেয়া"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "santilmo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bluždaeštijat plamǎk",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "блуждаещият пламък"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zlovešto sijanie",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "зловещо сияние"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "foc follet"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "guǐhuǒ",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "鬼火"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "bludička"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lygtemand"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dwaallicht"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "vaglumo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "erarlumo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "virvatuli"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "virvatuli"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "aarretuli"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "aarnituli"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "aarnivalkea"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "feu follet"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fûc voladi"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "fogo fatuo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ctomili ali",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ცთომილი ალი"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cdomili ali",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ცდომილი ალი"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cdomili sinatle",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ცდომილი სინათლე"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ctomili sinatle",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ცთომილი სინათლე"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ctomili šuki",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ცთომილი შუქი"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cdomili šuki",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ცდომილი შუქი"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "Irrlicht"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "Sumpflichter"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "Irrwisch"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "Sumpflicht"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "or mat'é",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "אוֹר מַטְעֶה"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ויל-או'-דה-ויספ"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ויל-או-ויס"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "lidérc"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "lidércfény"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "bolygótűz"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hrævareldur"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "tine ghealáin"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fuoco fatuo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "onibi",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "鬼火"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "wiru-o-wisupu",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ウィルオウィスプ"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "wiru ō za wisupu",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ウィル・オー・ザ・ウィスプ"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dokkaebibul",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "도깨비불"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "wirodeowiseupeu",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "윌오더위스프"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"Medieval-Latin",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ignis fatuus"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ignis erraticus"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "malduguns"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "žaltvykslė"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "pelkių ugnis"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "foeugh arz"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "fogazzoeu"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "foeugh senza foeugh"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "fiammei"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "fiamminn"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "fana"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "nds-de",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"German-Low-German"
],
"word": "Spöklicht"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "nds-de",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"German-Low-German"
],
"word": "Dodenlücht"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "jerambang"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "tūtutupo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "unahiroa"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "bélengi"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "veue d'aventuthe"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "lyktemann"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "irrlys"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "vettelys"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "alvelys"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "fuòc folet"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "اګیا بیتال"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "چیهلوا"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "روشنایی مرداب"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Woselicht"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ognik"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "błędny ognik"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fogo-fátuo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fogo tolo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"Brazil",
"masculine"
],
"word": "fogo corredor"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"Brazil",
"masculine"
],
"word": "João Galafoice"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"Brazil",
"masculine"
],
"word": "boitatá"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "rom",
"lang": "Romani",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "choxãnêski-vyedyáriya"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "focul rătăcitor"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bluždájuščij ogonjók",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "блужда́ющий огонёк"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "fogu de campusantu"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ziròne"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "focu de sas animas"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "дивљи огањ"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "divlji oganj"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "bludička"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "svetlonos"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "varljivo svetlikanje"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "nepojasnjeni ogenj"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "błudnik"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "błudnička"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fuego fatuo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"Costa-Rica",
"feminine"
],
"word": "luz de muerto"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "irrbloss"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lyktgubbe"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "bataklık ışığı"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "bataklık yakamozu"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vohnyky mandrivni",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "вогники мандрівні"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blukajuči vohni",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "блукаючі вогні"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mandrivni vohni",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "мандрівні вогні"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blymavky",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "блимавки"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "اگیا بیتال"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
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"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "irrbloss"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "strange light",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lyktgubbe"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "bataklık ışığı"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "bataklık yakamozu"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vohnyky mandrivni",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "вогники мандрівні"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blukajuči vohni",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "блукаючі вогні"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mandrivni vohni",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "мандрівні вогні"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blymavky",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "блимавки"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "اگیا بیتال"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "چھلاوا"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "ma trơi"
},
{
"code": "vls",
"lang": "West Flemish",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "dwoalluchtn"
},
{
"code": "vls",
"lang": "West Flemish",
"sense": "strange light",
"word": "dwoasluchtn"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "delusionary goal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hersenschim"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "delusionary goal",
"word": "virvatuli"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "delusionary goal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "miroir aux alouettes"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "delusionary goal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fuoco fatuo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "delusionary goal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "quimera"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "delusionary goal",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "bländverk"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"will o' the wisp"
],
"word": "will o' the wisp"
}
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