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jalo
water (language=Tamil/Brahmin; pronunciation=jah-LOH); on Yeibichai, a "chartreuse fluid alive with aquamarine effervescence"

 

Jefe
Chief (language=Espańol; pronunciation=HEF-ay)
jellaba
a full loose garment (as of wool or cotton) with a hood and with sleeves and shirt of varying length originally worn chiefly in Al-Mamlakah Al-Maghribiyah (aka Morocco) (language=Al-fuSHa) [Webster]

 

jiti
collective (language=Zhongwen), synonym for combine

 

juracan
hurricane (language=Taino, natives of the island now known as Cuba, for "god of the killer winds"); other common words from these people include barbecue, canoe, hammock, and tobacco

 

júzi
orange (language=Zhongwen)
 

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