See Gau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7c/De-Gau.ogg/De-Gau.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/De-Gau.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aʊ̯"
}
],
"word": "Gau"
}
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