dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/koa_MW.json

{
  "koala":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an Australian arboreal marsupial ( Phascolarctos cinereus ) that has a broad head, large hairy ears, dense gray fur, and sharp claws and feeds on eucalyptus leaves":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-",
      "k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259",
      "k\u0259-\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Oscar-winner tapped into his recent role as optimistic koala Buster Moon in Sing 2 and joined Jimmy Fallon to jingle some bells for the holidays. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "McConaughey, who returns in Sing 2 as Buster Moon, the optimistic koala who loves show business, also shared a photo of him smiling with his wife and children. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "The koala later was released in a forest \u2014 well away from the freeway. \u2014 Author: Rod Mcguirk, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Feb. 2021",
      "The koala later was released in a forest \u2014 well away from the freeway. \u2014 Rod Mcguirk, Star Tribune , 9 Feb. 2021",
      "Now, imagine if that cat or dog was actually a koala ! \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "Fires ravaged Australia, killing hundreds of koalas . \u2014 Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY , 4 May 2020",
      "Tens of thousands of koalas had no way of escaping. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "Thirteen people and thousands of koalas have died in wildfires over the past three months. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 31 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) gula, gulawan\u02b8":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1802, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002850"
  },
  "koa haole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lead tree":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-h\u00e4\u02c8\u014d(\u02cc)l\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hawaiian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102006"
  },
  "koali":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several tropical morning glories of the genus Ipomoea (as I. tuberculata or I. insularis ) used in Hawaii as cordage":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d\u02c8\u00e4l\u0113",
      "k\u0259\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hawaiian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135737"
  },
  "koa finch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several Hawaiian birds of the genera Pseudonestor and Psittirostra (family Drepaniidae) that resemble the finches":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150516"
  },
  "koae":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": tropic bird":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d\u02c8\u00e4\u02cc\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hawaiian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013751"
  },
  "koa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Hawaiian timber tree ( Acacia koa ) with crescent-shaped phyllodes and pale yellow flowers borne in small round heads":[],
      ": the fine-grained red wood of the koa used especially for furniture":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Taylor also has a commitment to sustainability, partnering with a Hawaiian wood supplier to plant nearly 150,000 native koa and other trees this decade to supply all the wood for their Koa guitars. \u2014 Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
      "Other pathways in the park, like the easy 1.2-mile Kipukapuaulu Trail, which cuts through an old koa and ohia forest, are often uncrowded, even during summer and fall months. \u2014 Catherine Toth Fox, Outside Online , 9 Mar. 2020",
      "While Junior and Tani track down the thief who robbed his parents\u2019 home, the team investigates the murder of a beloved philanthropist and the theft of his ultra-valuable koa tree. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press , 16 Nov. 2019",
      "Ted\u2019s collection of Hawaiian koa wood is used in dramatic features throughout the house. \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 31 Aug. 2019",
      "The kitchen has custom birds-eye maple and koa cabinets and a unique lighting system that features red Venetian glass. \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 31 Aug. 2019",
      "In the lobby of the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, a wooden koa canoe\u2014more than 100 years old and named Kaukahi\u2014reflects the lights of the room in its highly polished surface. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian , 12 Aug. 2019",
      "The living room boasts floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the views, and vintage Hawaiian koa -style lounge chairs designed by Sottsass (the art and decor are available for purchase as a separate sale). \u2014 Megan Barber, Curbed , 3 Oct. 2018",
      "American acacias range from Hawaii\u2019s famous koa trees to Southwestern desert shrubs. \u2014 Debbie Arrington, sacbee , 16 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hawaiian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025333"
  }
}