dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/aya_MW.json

{
  "Ayacucho":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "town in southern Peru southeast of Lima area population 612,489":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u012b-\u00e4-\u02c8k\u00fc-(\u02cc)ch\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100504",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "ayacahuite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large Mexican pine tree ( Pinus ayacahuite ) with long needles and extremely large yellowish red cones":[],
      ": the wood of ayacahuite":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish, from Nahuatl ayacuahuitl , from ayatl , a kind of cloth + cuahuitl tree":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u012by\u0259k\u0259\u02c8w\u0113t\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164642",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "ayah":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a nurse or maid native to India":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1779, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hindi & Urdu \u0101y\u0101 , from Portuguese aia , from Latin avia grandmother":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u012b-\u0259",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-y\u0259",
      "-(\u02cc)y\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201216",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "ayahuasca":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a psychoactive beverage containing dimethyltryptamine that is prepared especially from the bark of a woody vine ( Banisteriopsis caapi of the family Malpighiaceae) and the leaves of a shrubby plant ( Psychotria viridis of the family Rubiaceae) of South America":[
        "Ayahuasca has been traditionally used by indigenous groups and mestizo populations for getting in contact with the sacred or supernatural world, for political and artistic purposes, and also for healing.",
        "\u2014 Rafael Guimar\u00e3es dos Santos et al.",
        "In Europe and North America, those who want to use ayahuasca for religious purposes have pitted the issue of religious freedom against the fear that the potion might be diverted to recreational drug users.",
        "\u2014 Joanne Laucius"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From 2021 to 2022, bookings doubled at Soltara, a high-end ayahuasca healing center in Costa Rica frequented by celebrities, prompting the center to open an additional location in Costa Rica and one in Peru. \u2014 Kelley Manley, ELLE , 14 June 2022",
      "During a two-year acting break, Smith vacationed to Peru and went on 14 ayahuasca journeys. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 24 May 2022",
      "That compound comes from the other main ingredient in ayahuasca , a shrub called chacruna (which, incidentally, is a relative of the plant that gives us coffee). \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
      "Using ayahuasca is risky: its impact depends crucially on the brew and the skill and ethics of the person supervising the session. \u2014 Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Famously, the liana is one of the two main ingredients in a ritual drink called ayahuasca , which can induce hallucinations or an altered state of mind. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
      "These beings, especially the plant ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis caapi), which the Ashaninka call kamar\u00e3pi, help treat their diseases and guide their decisions through visions. \u2014 Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Following a Supreme Court decision that permitted adherents of a small church to use ayahuasca during ceremonies, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed people to seek religious exemptions from the Controlled Substances Act. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Unlike ayahuasca or mushrooms, which often produce visions that coalesce into narratives, ketamine usually gives a brief experience of the void. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 29 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "American Spanish":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8(h)w\u00e4-sk\u0259",
      "\u02cc\u012b-y\u0259-\u02c8(h)w\u00e4-sk\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113317",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "ayapana":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a low spreading herbaceous Brazilian shrub ( Eupatorium aya-pana ) whose long narrow leaves are used to make a mildly stimulating decoction resembling tea":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish & Portuguese; Spanish ayapan\u00e1 , from Portuguese aiapana, aiapaina , from Tupi ayapana":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u012by\u0259\u02c8p\u00e4n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073458",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "ayatollah":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a religious leader among Shiite Muslims":[
        "\u2014 used as a title of respect especially for one who is not an imam"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the highlights of the trip is Francis\u2019 meeting with al-Sistani, the grand ayatollah whose 2014 fatwah calling on able-bodied men to fight ISIS swelled the ranks of Shiite militias that helped defeat the group. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "His father Nasrollah Banisadr was an ayatollah , a high-ranking Shiite cleric, who opposed the policies of the shah\u2019s father, Reza Shah. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "In December, Louis Sako, the patriarch of Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church told The Associated Press the church was trying to schedule a meeting between Francis and the ayatollah . \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Ellen flies around meeting world leaders, including the grand ayatollah of Iran, in an effort to prevent the detonation of nuclear devices hidden in three American cities. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "With the ayatollah 's blessing, Banisadr easily won the presidential election of Jan. 25, 1980. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "There is speculation that Raisi, who is a cleric but not an ayatollah , may be on the road to getting fast-tracked for the top job once the supreme leader passes on. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 26 May 2021",
      "At one point in their 40-minute meeting, the pope gingerly cradled the ayatollah \u2019s two hands in his own as al-Sistani leaned in speaking, according to footage aired on Lebanon\u2019s LBC. \u2014 Nicole Winfield And Qassim Abdul-zahra, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "Inside, and some steps to the right, the pontiff will come face to face with the ayatollah . \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1950, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Persian \u0101yatoll\u0101h , literally, sign of God, from Arabic \u0101yatall\u0101h , from \u0101ya sign, miracle + all\u0101h God":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cct\u0259-",
      "\u02c8\u012b-\u0259-\u02cct\u014d-",
      "-\u02cct\u00e4-",
      "-\u02c8t\u00e4-",
      "-\u02c8t\u0259-",
      "\u02cc\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114044",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}