See maior in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"ipa": "[maɪ̯ˈɔɾ]",
"tags": [
"São-Paulo"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/majˈɔʁ/",
"tags": [
"Rio-de-Janeiro"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[maɪ̯ˈɔχ]",
"tags": [
"Rio-de-Janeiro"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/majˈɔɻ/",
"tags": [
"Southern-Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[maɪ̯ˈɔɻ]",
"tags": [
"Southern-Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/mɐjˈɔɾ/",
"tags": [
"Portugal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/mɐjˈɔɾ/",
"tags": [
"Portugal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/mɐjˈɔ.ɾi/",
"tags": [
"Portugal",
"Southern"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "(Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾ"
},
{
"rhymes": "(Brazil) -ɔʁ"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "mayor"
}
],
"word": "maior"
}
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