dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/yak_MW.json
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"yak":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large long-haired wild or domesticated ox ( Bos grunniens synonym B. mutus ) of Tibet and adjacent elevated parts of central Asia":[],
": joke , gag":[],
": laugh":[
"did it just for yuks"
],
": persistent or voluble talk":[],
": to talk persistently : chatter":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1795, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1949, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1950, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Tibetan (Lhasa dialect) ya\u0294 (spelled gyag )":"Noun",
"probably imitative":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yak",
"\u02c8y\u00e4k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103524",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"yak-yak":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": yak entry 2":[],
": yak entry 3":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"(\u02c8)ya\u00a6kyak"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"by reduplication":"Intransitive verb"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180058"
},
"yakuza":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Japanese gangster":[],
": an organized crime syndicate in Japan":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00e4-ku\u0307-\u02ccz\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Directed by the comedian, actor and filmmaker Takeshi Kitano, this crime film that was released in Japan in 1990 follows a dispirited baseball player (Masahiko Ono) who teams up with a friend to get revenge on a local yakuza that attacked his coach. \u2014 Sara Aridi, New York Times , 16 Feb. 2020",
"Their mission pairs them with an eccentric yakuza boss (Kitano) who leads them deep into the underworld. \u2014 Sara Aridi, New York Times , 16 Feb. 2020",
"Its bodiless state comes courtesy of yakuza vengeance. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Adelstein\u2019s novel and the series follows his first-hand account of covering the metropolitan police beat as an American reporter working for Tokyo newspaper, putting him in the path of the yakuza . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Sold to a yakuza clan to work off her ne\u2019er-do-well father\u2019s debts, she\u2019s been locked away and forced into drug addiction and prostitution. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Sep. 2019",
"Another issue: Players have been asked to cover up their many tattoos, which in Japan are associated with crime syndicates known as the yakuza . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2019",
"As hotels and bars stock up on alcohol, some hot-spring resorts have been prodded to relax their rules on tattoos, which in Japan are associated with yakuza mobsters. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Sep. 2019",
"There are long-standing links between the Japanese entertainment world and yakuza crime clans, though they have been weakened in recent decades by laws making it an offense to have any business dealings with the gangs. \u2014 Gavin J. Blair, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Japanese, ruffian, gangster":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1964, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202112"
},
"Yakutsk":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city of east central Russia in Asia on the Lena River population 269,500":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"y\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fctsk"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110843"
},
"Yakutat hut":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a square demountable temporary structure built of prefabricated wood panels":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Yakutat Bay, Alaska":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125306"
},
"Yakutat bear":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large brown bear ( Ursus arctos dalli ) of the vicinity of Yakutat Bay":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Yakutat Bay, Alaska":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142428"
},
"Yakutat Bay":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"inlet of the Pacific in southeastern Alaska":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ya-k\u0259-\u02cctat"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165814"
},
"Yakutat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Tlingit people occupying the area about Yakutat Bay, Alaska":[],
": a member of the Yakutat people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yak\u0259\u02cctat"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195324"
},
"Yakut":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Turkic people of northeastern Siberia living mainly in the Lena river basin and practicing herding, crafts, and trading and in the south some agriculture":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the Turkic language of the Yakut people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"y\u0259\u02c8k\u00fct"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195418"
},
"yaksha":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a local tutelary spirit or earth jinni of India regarded as a patron of wealth and fertility":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit yak\u1e63a":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211230"
},
"Yakonan":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a language family of the Penutian stock in Oregon consisting of Alsea, Siuslaw, and Yaquina":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yak\u0259n\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213455"
},
"yakka":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": work , labor":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yak\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"native name in Queensland":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213547"
},
"yakitori":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": bite-size marinated pieces of beef, seafood, or chicken on skewers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccy\u00e4-ki-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wong set up a 3-foot-long yakitori grill called a Konro with binchotan charcoal in front of the restaurant. \u2014 Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"An intimate, 14-seat tasting counter will transport New York diners to Tokyo with a kappo-style yakitori omakase. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Just a stone\u2019s throw from Nakaji in Bowery's Canal Arcade, guests enter an elegant 14-seat counter for a kappo-style yakitori omakase hinged on specialty Amish chicken cuts grilled over binchotan alongside other small, seasonal dishes. \u2014 Kat Odell, Vogue , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Wandering the labyrinthian night market in Ebisu and snacking on yakitori , Mizuki begins to feel like a past version of herself: the confident, beautiful, and happy young woman who\u2019d moved from rural Japan to New York City to make it as a singer. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Sep. 2021",
"However, the yakitori and Asahi erased any benefits. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Aug. 2021",
"The yakitori at pop-up Tori Man is intense: a masterful co-mingling of chicken fat and fire. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Aug. 2021",
"No eating yakitori in a Shinjuku hole in the wall, searching for Midnight Diner. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2021",
"Then, the beef gets washed with the heat of a charcoal yakitori grill. \u2014 Nick Rallo, Dallas News , 6 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Japanese, grilled chicken, from yaki broil, roast + tori bird":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233104"
},
"yakin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": takin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00e4\u02cck-",
"\u02c8y\u0259\u02c8k\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"native name in Assam":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014136"
},
"Yakima":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"river 200 miles (322 kilometers) long in southern Washington flowing southeast into the Columbia River":[],
"city on the Yakima River in south central Washington population 91,067":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ya-k\u0259-\u02ccm\u022f"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023434"
},
"yakety-yak":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": yak entry 2":[],
": yak entry 3":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"by reduplication":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023710"
},
"Yakan":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a Moro people inhabiting the interior of Basilan Island, Philippines":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00e4k\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-033009"
},
"yakamik":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": trumpeter sense 3a":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yak\u0259mik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of Portuguese jacami , from Tupi":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034314"
},
"Yakama":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a group of Sahaptin peoples of the lower Yakima River valley, south central Washington":[],
": the language of the Yakama people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ya-k\u0259-\u02ccm\u022f"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"earlier Eyakima , the Yakima River, Yakamas, perhaps from Sahaptin iyak\u00edma , literally, pregnant ones":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035546"
},
"Yaka":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a Bantu people near the mouth of the Congo River widely known for their carved masks":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00e4k\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040607"
}
}