dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/kaf_MW.json
2022-07-15 11:16:05 +00:00

532 lines
16 KiB
JSON

{
"kaffeeklatsch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an informal social gathering for coffee and conversation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cckl\u00e4ch",
"\u02c8k\u00e4-f\u0113-",
"-\u02cckl\u0259ch",
"\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0113-\u02ccklach"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Along Arthur Avenue, boisterous banter and affection on stoops or in cafes have largely been replaced: nods over kisses and kaffeeklatsches tethered by windowsills like Ellis Island-era laundry. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Viertel, an actress and screenwriter, didn\u2019t limit herself to fellow German-speakers; Charlie Chaplin and Harpo Marx were also frequent guests at her Sunday kaffeeklatsches . \u2014 Scott Eyman, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2020",
"As night falls, reservation holders will file in for a tasting-menu dinner (there\u2019s a 6:00 p.m. and a 9:00 p.m. seating), and kaffeeklatsch turns into a cocktail hour. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 2 Apr. 2018",
"This wave of restaurants isn\u2019t marked merely by longer hours; it is distinguished by genre-bending flexibility, catering to those seeking a variety of options that include kaffeeklatsches , salads on the go and sit-down dinners. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 22 Dec. 2017",
"But under fire for the all-male panel, Mr. McConnell reduced it to little more than a kaffeeklatsch , open to anyone who wanted to come by and chat health care. \u2014 Jennifer Steinhauer, Glenn Thrush And Robert Pear, New York Times , 18 July 2017",
"New mothers who don\u2019t enjoy socializing in kaffeeklatsch -style groups can be left without a support system. \u2014 Sarah Deweerdt, The Atlantic , 18 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from Kaffee coffee + Klatsch gossip":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142345"
},
"kaffir lime":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While deep fried tofu and broccoli comes with herbs from the resort\u2019s own garden, kaffir lime , chili and kimchi toasted sesame seeds. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Fresh blossoms open, with lovely ocean salinity and whiffs of kaffir lime . \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 17 May 2021",
"Thai masterpiece teems with shrimp, mushrooms, tomatoes, lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime leaves. \u2014 CNN , 13 Apr. 2021",
"Owner Wilat Mongkolprasit recommends the coconut soup, or tom kha gai, which includes a choice of protein, cilantro, galangal, garlic, green onion, kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass, and mushrooms. \u2014 Larrisa Beth Turner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Dec. 2020",
"In addition to the quinine and prickly pear, this ruby-red syrup contains citrus peel, lavender, lemongrass, allspice, cardamom and kaffir lime leaves. \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"Green beans with pork ($17) brought the subtle citrus of shredded kaffir lime leaves into clear focus. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 11 June 2020",
"Add tomatoes, kaffir lime leaves and garlic chives, and cook until tomatoes soften, about 2-3 minutes. \u2014 National Geographic , 21 May 2020",
"Boss points out green beans, jackfruit, and kaffir limes used in the coconut-flavored dish called lawar. \u2014 Alex Postman, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 16 Nov. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215434"
},
"Kaffir orange":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": natal orange":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003106"
},
"Kaffir lily":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": crimson flag":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000328"
},
"Kaffir piano":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": mbira":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-061522"
},
"Kaffir plum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an African tree ( Harpephyllum caffrum ) of the family Anacardiaceae":[],
": the edible fruit of Kaffir plum":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-073432"
},
"Kaffir crane":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": black-crowned crane":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-085142"
},
"kaffiyeh":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Arab headdress consisting of a square of cloth folded to form a triangle and held on by a cord":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8f\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our driver wore a traditional dishdasha, a long white robe, with a red-and-white scarf, the traditional kaffiyeh , atop his head. \u2014 Amanda Orr, Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2019",
"So migration is a natural theme, pondered by such works as Khaled Barakeh\u2019s combination of a life jacket and a kaffiyeh (a traditional scarf) and Said Baalbaki\u2019s painting of a stack of suitcases. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 1 Nov. 2019",
"The blind former rebel chieftain, wearing his trademark kaffiyeh scarf, took the oath in a no-frills ceremony in a small office in the congress building. \u2014 Kejal Vyas, WSJ , 11 June 2019",
"Johnnie, from Carlsbad, N.M., pointed out that Holmes fails to mention that the kaffiyeh has become associated with expressing solidarity with the Palestinian cause. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2017",
"If a white man wearing a kaffiyeh displays cultural appropriation, what about an Arab wearing a suit? \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2017",
"His bloody kaffiyeh still lay in the gutter outside. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 6 Feb. 2017",
"At least 60 extras dressed in hijabs, kaffiyehs and polyester-wool blend slacks were herded onto the set to simulate an average shopping day. \u2014 Noah Shachtman, WIRED , 7 Oct. 2009"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Arabic k\u016bf\u012bya, kaff\u012bya , from al- Kufa Al-Kufa, town in Iraq":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1817, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-101537"
},
"Kaffraria":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"region of the Republic of South Africa in Eastern Cape province south of Lesotho bordering on the Indian Ocean":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"ka-",
"k\u0259-\u02c8frer-\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151711"
},
"Kaffrarian":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being the biogeographic province or subregion that includes the Union of South Africa and adjacent areas":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Kaffraria , region of Cape Province, Union of South Africa + English -an":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-222518"
},
"kaffir boom":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccb\u014dm",
"-\u02ccb\u00fcm"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"partial translation of Afrikaans kafferboom , from Kaffer Kaffir + boom tree, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English b\u0113am tree":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233634"
},
"Kafir":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a grain sorghum with stout, short-jointed, somewhat juicy stalks, large leaves, and erect heads":[],
": nuristani sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-f\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Arabic k\u0101fir":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1785, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1759, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002714"
},
"Kaffir beer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a beer prepared by the native population of southern Africa from grain":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003945"
},
"Kaffir bean":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": cowpea sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013726"
},
"Kaffir boom":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccb\u014dm",
"-\u02ccb\u00fcm"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"partial translation of Afrikaans kafferboom , from Kaffer Kaffir + boom tree, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English b\u0113am tree":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014537"
},
"Kaffir bread":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the farinaceous pith of the fruit of a cycad of the genus Encephalartos (especially E. caffer ) used as food in southern Africa":[],
": a plant that bears Kaffir bread":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023221"
},
"Kaffir cat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": african wildcat":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033107"
},
"Kaffir":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a group of southern African Bantu-speaking peoples":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-f\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Arabic k\u0101fir infidel":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065633"
},
"Kaffeklubben":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"island in the Arctic Ocean off the northern coast of Greenland; northernmost point of land in the world, at 83\u00b040\u2032 north latitude":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4-f\u0259-\u02ccklu\u0307-b\u0259n",
"-\u02cckl\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-091136"
},
"Kafiri":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": nuristani sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-f\u0259-r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092432"
},
"kafir":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a grain sorghum with stout, short-jointed, somewhat juicy stalks, large leaves, and erect heads":[],
": nuristani sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-f\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Arabic k\u0101fir":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1785, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1759, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140733"
},
"Kafka":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Franz 1883\u20131924 Czech-born author writing in German":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kaf-",
"\u02c8k\u00e4f-k\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145515"
},
"Kafkaesque":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4f-k\u0259-\u02c8esk",
"\u02cckaf-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174251"
},
"Kafr ad Dawwar":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city south of Alexandria on the delta of the Nile in northern Egypt population 188,500":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4-fr\u00e4d-dau\u0307-\u02c8w\u00e4r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182804"
},
"kaftan":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a usually cotton or silk ankle-length garment with long sleeves that is common throughout the Middle East":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193118"
},
"Kafuan":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being a Lower Pleistocene culture of Uganda typified by crudely chipped pebble tools":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8f\u00fc\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Kafu River, Uganda + English -an":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225910"
},
"Kafue":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"river 600 miles (965 kilometers) long in Zambia flowing into the Zambezi River":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4-\u02c8f\u00fc-\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233803"
}
}