See niente in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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[
"nothing",
"nothing"
]
],
"tags": [
"invariable",
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈnjɛn.te/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɲɛn.te/",
"tags": [
"regional"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈnjɛn.te/",
"tags": [
"regional"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛnte"
}
],
"word": "niente"
}
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