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"(figuratively) guinea pig (volunteer for an experiment)"
],
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"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[koˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/koˈbaj.ɐ/",
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"Brazil"
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},
{
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"Brazil"
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{
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{
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{
"ipa": "/kuˈbaj.ɐ/",
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"Portuguese semantic loans from English",
"Portuguese terms borrowed from Old Tupi",
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"(figuratively) guinea pig (volunteer for an experiment)"
],
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"feminine",
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]
}
],
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"ipa": "/koˈbaj.ɐ/",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[koˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]",
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"Brazil"
]
},
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"ipa": "/koˈbaj.ɐ/",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
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"Brazil"
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{
"ipa": "/koˈbaj.a/",
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{
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"Southern-Brazil"
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},
{
"ipa": "/kuˈbaj.ɐ/",
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"Portugal"
]
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{
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"Portugal"
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},
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],
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}
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