See punga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"(Brazil, horse racing, of a horse) that usually finishes last in a race"
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"Brazil",
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"hobbies",
"horse-racing",
"horseracing",
"horses",
"lifestyle",
"pets",
"racing",
"sports"
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈpũ.ɡɐ/",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpũ.ɡɐ/",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpũ.ɡa/",
"tags": [
"Southern-Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpũ.ɡɐ/",
"tags": [
"Portugal"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ũɡɐ"
}
],
"word": "punga"
}
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{
"form": "pungas",
"tags": [
"plural"
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}
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"lang_code": "pt",
"pos": "noun",
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{
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"Brazilian Portuguese"
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"a low-performing horse"
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"low",
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"horse",
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"(Brazil) a low-performing horse"
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"Brazil",
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],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈpũ.ɡɐ/",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpũ.ɡɐ/",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpũ.ɡa/",
"tags": [
"Southern-Brazil"
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{
"ipa": "/ˈpũ.ɡɐ/",
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"Portugal"
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{
"rhymes": "-ũɡɐ"
}
],
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}
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