See latah on Wiktionary
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"Du malais latah."
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{
"word": "halât"
},
{
"word": "hâlât"
},
{
"word": "halta"
},
{
"word": "Tahal"
},
{
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}
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"Du malais latah."
],
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"État provoqué par un réflexe de surprise, dans lequel la victime entre dans une sorte de transe et se met à répéter mécaniquement des mots ou des gestes produits par quelqu’un d’autre."
],
"topics": [
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"word": "latah"
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