dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/bha_MW.json
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{
"bharata natya":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a traditional Indian dance formerly exclusively performed by devadasis \u2014 compare kathak , kathakali , manipuri":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6b\u0259r-\u0259-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-ty\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit bharatan\u0101\u1e6dya , literally, Bharata's dancing, from Bharata , a sage reputed to be the author of the Natyashastra, a manual of dramatic art + -n\u0101\u1e6dya dramatic art, dancing":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213108"
},
"Bharati":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to Bharat ( India ) : indian":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit bh\u0101rati , feminine of bh\u0101rata":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222810"
},
"bharta":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Indian dish of vegetables (such as eggplant and often onion or tomato) that have been cooked usually by roasting and then mashed together with pungent spices":[
"Among the vegetables, the \u2026 bharta eggplant was beguilingly spiced \u2026",
"\u2014 Florence Fabricant , New York Times , 10 May 1981",
"While many diners visit an Indian restaurant because they crave a lamb vindaloo or an eggplant bharta or another familiar standard, the predictable list of dishes offered locally hardly represents the rich variety of the Indian kitchen.",
"\u2014 Robert Shoffner , Washingtonian , November 1994",
"The eggplant bhartha , cooked down with ginger and garlic into almost a paste, was smooth and musky, to the point that it could be considered more of a dip than a dish.",
"\u2014 Sarah Musgrave, The Gazette (Montreal) , 7 Jan. 2006",
"Try the silken eggplant bhurta that is baked over an open flame, then mashed with saut\u00e9ed onions \u2026",
"\u2014 Mimi Sheraton , New York Times , 30 Nov. 1979"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-t\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Hindi bhart\u0101, bhurt\u0101":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022711"
},
"bharti":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": barnyard grass":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably borrowed from Panjabi":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044600"
},
"bhat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of an Indian caste of bards or entertainers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi bh\u0101\u1e6d , from Sanskrit bha\u1e6d\u1e6da":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120034"
},
"Bharata":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an inhabitant of Bharat ( India )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-\u0259-t\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit bh\u0101rata inhabiting India, of India, descended from Bharata, of Bharata, from Bharata , a legendary monarch of India whose descendants are the principal characters in the Mahabharata, one of the two great Sanskrit epics":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150240"
},
"bhang":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mildly intoxicating paste of the ground leaves and flowering tops of cannabis used chiefly in southeastern Asia as an ingredient in various edible preparations":[],
": a traditional intoxicating drink of India typically containing bhang mixed with milk or yogurt, water, and spices":[],
": cannabis sense 2a":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u022f\u014b",
"\u02c8ba\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of course, there was no such thing as dry bhang masala. \u2014 Veronica Chambers, New York Times , 28 June 2019",
"Ganja, charas, and bhang (three chemically similar substances derived from the same family of plants, Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica) have been used in religious ceremonies across India for millennia. \u2014 Devangshu Datta, Quartz India , 30 May 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi bh\u0101\u1e45g & Urdu bhang hemp":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204510"
},
"Bhavnagar":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city and port on the Gulf of Khambhat in the state of Gujarat, southern India population 510,958":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"bau\u0307-\u02c8n\u0259-g\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212843"
},
"Bhamo":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city on the upper Irrawaddy River in northern Myanmar (Burma) population 13,767":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8m\u014d",
"b\u0259-\u02c8m\u022f"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213553"
},
"bhangi":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of one of the lowest untouchable castes traditionally assigned to sweepers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-(\u02cc)g\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi bha\u1e45g\u012b , literally, one addicted to bhang, from bh\u0101\u0303g":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222503"
},
"bhangra":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": popular dance music originating chiefly in the Punjabi community in Britain and marked by features of traditional Punjabi music and of disco":[
"Bhangra meshes traditional-style Punjabi songs and drumming with electronic rhythms, bringing a modernized taste of the old country to dancers with Indian and Pakistani roots.",
"\u2014 Jon Pareles"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4\u014b-gr\u00e4",
"-gr\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Performances on campus of bhangra , traditional Punjabi dance, seemingly brought the university\u2019s entire Punjabi community together: to dance and, ultimately, to just be among one another, Tehranian said. \u2014 Anumita Kaurstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"There is singing, bhangra dancing and Sikh martial arts called gatka. \u2014 Simranjit Khalsa, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Among those in the cast is a member of the U.C. San Diego bhangra team (Da Real Punjabiz). \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Rehana Lew Mirza stumbled upon the world of collegiate bhangra dancing. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Winner of the 2019 Richard Rodgers Award, this new musical celebrates the high stakes world of U.S. intercollegiate competitive bhangra , which is a Panjabi folk dance, and an Indian-American girl who wants to shake things up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2021",
"Radial Grooves, an a cappella group, selects two songs to perform; the campus hip-hop and bhangra groups choreograph routines. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
"The bhangra walk, a key BollyX dance move, mimics a squat position and gives the legs a killer workout. \u2014 Jen Murphy, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2019",
"Unlike those classics, though, the music video features turbaned dancers in flashy kurtas belting out Punjabi lyrics while gyrating to bhangra beats, before a stage-set of lorries. \u2014 The Economist , 3 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Panjabi bha\u1e41g\u1e5b\u0101 , a kind of folk dance":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1987, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024648"
},
"Bhatpara":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in the state of West Bengal, eastern India population 441,956":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"b\u00e4t-\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044951"
}
}