dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/cui_MW.json
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{
"cuisine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"kwi-\u02c8z\u0113n",
"kw\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"cookery",
"cooking"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a cooking method used in French cuisine",
"a cuisine based on local ingredients",
"This restaurant is famous for its spicy cuisine .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Born in Nigeria, time spent in Barbados and calling London his home, chef-patron Henry Omereye is \u2018riding high\u2019 with his signature African-Caribbean fusion cuisine . \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"At Mambo Sushi, Peruvian ingredients and dishes are blended with Asian cuisine . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Sai bhaji is synonymous with the Sindhi cuisine , which is little known, even among those from South Asia. \u2014 Pooja Makhijani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 May 2022",
"Soup dumplings were first developed more than 150 years ago in Changzhou, China, and are most often associated with Shanghainese cuisine . \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Sino-African intermarriages are on the rise; both Chinese and Kenyan chefs are experimenting with fusion cuisine . \u2014 Kang-chun Cheng, Quartz , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Don\u2019t miss the 100 percent South American wine list because nothing goes better with Southern Hemisphere cuisine than its wine. \u2014 Ari Bendersky, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
"On Trek Travel's three-day bike tour, cyclists will explore the mountains of western North Carolina, passing ancient rivers, country roads, craggy ranges, and waterfalls \u2014 and fuel up with the city's mind-blowing cuisine . \u2014 Jancee Dunn, Travel + Leisure , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Today, Rietzel is chef de cuisine at COAST \u2014 a Forbes five-star restaurant at the luxe Ocean House. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, kitchen, from Old French, from Late Latin coquina \u2014 more at kitchen":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1786, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213255"
},
"cuirass":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": something (such as bony plates covering an animal) resembling a cuirass":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"kyu\u0307-",
"kwi-\u02c8ras, kyu\u0307-",
"kwi-\u02c8ras"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cuirass , with a huge hole through both the front and back plates, is now in the collection of the Mus\u00e9e de l'Arm\u00e9e in Paris, with other items from the Napoleonic era. \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Yet whoever was wearing it on 18 June 1815, this cuirass serves to emphasise the brutality of Napoleonic warfare at a most personal level. \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"My favourite application of bronze has always been the cuirass (breastplate), shield, spear, sword and greaves of the Spartan soldiers. \u2014 Wei Koh, A-LIST , 3 Apr. 2018",
"The remains of the tunic-like garment, known as a cuirass , are held in the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. \u2014 James Rogers, Fox News , 26 Mar. 2018",
"The cuirass suffered damage during the excavation, likely while being removed from its original box and when an attempt was made to unfold it. \u2014 James Rogers, Fox News , 26 Mar. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English curas , from Middle French cuirasse , probably from Old Occitan coirassa , from Late Latin coreacea , feminine of coreaceus leathern, from Latin corium skin, leather; akin to Old English heortha deerskin, Latin cortex bark, Greek keirein to cut \u2014 more at shear":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101942"
},
"cuir":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a light yellowish brown that is redder, lighter, and stronger than khaki, lighter and stronger than walnut brown, and lighter, stronger, and slightly yellower than cinnamon":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kwi(\u0259)r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, leather, from Latin corium":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-104118"
},
"cuique suum":{
"type":[
"Latin phrase"
],
"definitions":{
": suum cuique":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckwi-kwe-\u02c8su\u0307-u\u0307m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-183937"
},
"cui in vita":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a writ of entry by means of which a widow sought to recover lands which had belonged to her but had been transferred by her husband during his lifetime":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckw\u0113(\u02cc)in\u02c8w\u0113\u02cct\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin, literally, to whom in life":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-193935"
},
"cuirassier":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mounted soldier wearing a cuirass":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckyu\u0307r-",
"\u02cckwir-\u0259-\u02c8sir"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-013602"
},
"cuir-bouilli":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": leather softened by soaking, pressed, molded, or stamped to shape, and hardened by drying and used for armor in the middle ages and for decorative objects (as book covers)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6kwir(\u02cc)b\u00fc\u00a6y\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French cuir bouilli , literally, boiled leather":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123551"
},
"cuir cisel\u00e9":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccsiz-",
"\u00a6kwir\u02ccs\u0113z(\u0259)\u00a6l\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, chiseled leather":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153450"
},
"Cuisenaire rod":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of a set of colored rods usually of 1 centimeter cross section and of 10 lengths from 1 to 10 centimeters that are used for teaching number concepts and the basic operations of arithmetic":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckw\u0113-z\u0259-\u02c8ner-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Cuisenaire , a trademark":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203309"
},
"cuiejo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tropical American nighthawk ( Nyctidromus albicollis ) the dried and ground bones of which are highly esteemed in parts of its range as a love potion":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u00fc\u02c8y\u0101(\u02cc)h\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of American Spanish cuyeo":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185207"
},
"cuichunchulli":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the root of a South American shrub ( Ionidium glutinosum ) of the family Violaceae used locally as an emetic":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckw\u0113ch\u0259n\u02c8ch\u00fcl\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of American Spanish cuichunchulo , from Quechua quichay to open + chunchulo bowels":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-220546"
},
"Cuicatec":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Indian people of the district of Cuicatlan in the Mexican state of Oaxaca":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the Mixtecan language of the Cuicatec people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kw\u0113k\u0259\u02cctek"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish cuicateco , of American Indian origin":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222639"
},
"cuica":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Brazilian rhythm instrument consisting of a drumhead vibrated by oscillating a rosined string that has been placed through a hole made in it":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kw\u0113k\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese, literally, cavy, from Guarani; from its squealing sound":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225052"
},
"cui bono":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a principle that probable responsibility for an act or event lies with one having something to gain":[],
": usefulness or utility as a principle in estimating the value of an act or policy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kw\u0113-\u02c8b\u014d-(\u02cc)n\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The question to ask in a leak case is always, cui bono ? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"For the many who embrace climate change as a progressive cause, watch in the coming years for who benefits, cui bono . \u2014 William Levin, National Review , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The question that underlies the nocturnal ritual fantasy is cui bono ? \u2014 Talia Lavin, The New Republic , 29 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, to whose advantage?":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230039"
},
"Cuiab\u00e1":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in southwestern Brazil; capital of the state of Mato Grosso population 551,098":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00fc-y\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232454"
},
"cuivr\u00e9":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": overblown":[
"\u2014 used as a direction in music for brass instruments (as the muted horn)"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)kw\u0113v\u00a6r\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from past participle of cuivrer to play with a brassy tone, from cuivre copper, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin coprium , from Latin cyprium":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022829"
},
"cui-ui":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an endangered sucker ( Chasmistes cujus ) of the family Catostomidae that is found only in Pyramid lake and the Truckee river, Nevada":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kw\u0113\u02ccw\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Northern Paiute kuyui":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025843"
},
"cuittle":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": coax , wheedle":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00fct\u1d4al",
"\u02c8k\u0259t-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035818"
},
"Cuitlatec":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a people of unknown affiliations in Guerrero and Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the language of the Cuitlatec people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kw\u0113t-",
"\u02c8kwitl\u0259\u02cctek"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish cuitlateco , of American Indian origin":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035839"
},
"cuit":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": new wine boiled down":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English cute , adjective, boiled down (of wine), from Middle French cuit , from past participle of cuire to boil, cook, from Latin coquere to cook":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040636"
},
"cuisse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a piece of plate armor for the front of the thigh \u2014 see armor illustration":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kwis"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English cusseis , plural, from Anglo-French quisez , plural of quissel , from quisse thigh, from Latin coxa hip \u2014 more at coxa":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040855"
},
"cuissard":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": cuisse":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from cuisse + -ard":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041234"
},
"cuisini\u00e8re":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a woman who is a cuisinier":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u00a6ye(\u0259)r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, feminine of cuisinier":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041313"
},
"cuisinier":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": cook , chef sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6kw\u0113(\u02cc)z\u0113n\u00a6y\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from cuisine + -ier -er":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041749"
},
"cuisine minceur":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a low-calorie form of French cooking":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-min\u02c8s\u0259r",
"-ma\u207fs\u0153r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, slimness cooking":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-042436"
}
}