OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# exundation
## English
### Etymology

From Latin exundatio.

### Noun

exundation (countable and uncountable, plural exundations)
* (archaic) An overflow, flooding or overflowing abundance.
** 1691, John Ray, The wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation:It is more worthy of the Deity to attribute the creation of the world to the exundation and overflowing of his transcendent and infinite goodness, which is, of its own nature, and in the very notion of it, most free, diffusive, and communicative.

### References

* “exundation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
# wrobienie
## Polish
### Etymology

From wrobić +‎ -enie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vrɔˈbjɛ.ɲɛ/
* Rhymes: -ɛɲɛ
* Syllabification: wro‧bie‧nie

### Noun

wrobienie n
* verbal noun of wrobić

#### Declension
### Further reading

* wrobienie in Polish dictionaries at PWN
# არბოლიშვილი
## Georgian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aɾboliʃʷili]
* Hyphenation: არ‧ბო‧ლიშ‧ვი‧ლი

### Proper noun

არბოლიშვილი • (arbolišvili)
* a surname

#### Declension

Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
# viettyä
## Finnish
### Etymology

viettää +‎ -yä

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋie̯tːyæˣ/, [ˈʋie̞̯t̪ːyæ(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ietːyæ
* Hyphenation: viet‧tyä

### Verb

viettyä
* (intransitive, dialectal) to feel a temptation or inclination
* (intransitive, dialectal) to be spent (of time)

#### Derived terms

* viettymys
# Gaius
## Latin
### Alternative forms

* (praenominal abbreviation): C., G. (less frequently)
* (archaic or hypercorrect): Cāius, Cājus
* Gājus

### Etymology

For Gāvius, from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *geh₂w- (“to rejoice”). Cognate with gaudeō, gaudium. Cognate with Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌄 (cae).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈɡaː.i.us/, [ˈɡäːiʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈɡa.i.us/, [ˈɡäːius]
* (Late Latin, common variant) IPA: /ˈɡai̯.i̯us/, [ˈɡäi̯ːʊs̠]

### Proper noun

Gāius m (genitive Gāiī or Gāī, feminine Gāia); second declension
* A masculine praenomen, in particular:
** Gaius (an eminent jurist who lived in the second century A.D.)
** Caligula, the emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
    Qui totus servatus est in Gaiorum et Quintorum laterculis.Which was kept in its entirety on the registers of Gaiuses and Quintuses.

#### Usage notes

* 1876, "C" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, page 616:
    The symbol [C] retained its old value [/ɡ/] only when as the initial letter it represented the names Gaius and Gnæus, which, in consequence, are often erroneously written and sounded Caius and Cnæus.

#### Declension

Second-declension noun.
$^1$Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

#### Derived terms

* Gāia f (praenomen)
* Gāiānus (“of, pertaining to Caligula”, adjective)
* Gāīpor (“male slave of Gaius”)

#### Descendants

* → German: Gajus
* → Indonesian: Gayus
* → Ancient Greek: Γάϊος (Gáïos)
* → Coptic: ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ (gaios)
* → Etruscan: 𐌂𐌀𐌉𐌄 (caie)
* Georgian: გაიუსი (gaiusi)
* Italian: Gaio, Caio
* Portuguese: Gaio, Caio
* Russian: Гай (Gaj) (possibly)
* Spanish: Gayo

### References

* “Gaius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Gaius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
# 圈選
## Chinese

(This form in the hanzi box does not have a page created for it yet: "圈选".)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): quānxuǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢ ㄒㄩㄢˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: quānxuǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢ ㄒㄩㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cyuansyuǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chʻüan$^1$-hsüan$^3$
*** Yale: chywān-sywǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuansheuan
*** Palladius: цюаньсюань (cjuanʹsjuanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

### Verb

圈選
* to select by circling
# listed
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɪst.ɪd/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (Canada):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪstɪd
* Hyphenation: list‧ed

### Verb

listed
* simple past and past participle of list

### Adjective

listed (not comparable)
* Entered on a list, especially an official one.
* (British, of a building or other structure) Designated as of special architectural or historical interest and protected from demolition or alteration.
** 2020 January 2, Richard Clinnick, “Midlands Metro welcomes new catenary-free trams”, in Rail, page 16:The trams are fitted with lithium batteries, which has meant no requirement to fit infrastructure to listed buildings, including Birmingham Town Hall.
** 2022 November 25, Sarah Baxter et al., “Britain's 15 best high streets – where Christmas shopping is a pleasure”, in The Telegraph‎:It’s a great hub for shopping: the high street is pedestrianised and many of the town’s 600-odd listed buildings house fabulous independents – speciality food stores, cafes, antique shops, clothing boutiques.
* (of a company) Having its shares traded on a Stock Exchange.

#### Derived terms

* listed company

#### Translations
### Derived terms

* cross-listed
* listed building

### Anagrams

* telsid, silted, Tisdel, slited, stiled, Steidl, tildes, desilt, delist, idlest, lestid, liedst
# знаваць
## Belarusian
### Etymology

By surface analysis, знаць (znacʹ) +‎ -ва́ць (-vácʹ). Or a possible clipping of зазнава́ць (zaznavácʹ). Compare Russian знава́ть (znavátʹ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [znaˈvat͡sʲ]

### Verb

знава́ць • (znavácʹ) impf
* (transitive, dated) to experience, to know, to undergo (to live through something that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills)
    Synonym: зазнава́ць (zaznavácʹ)
** 1922 [19th century], Jan Barszczewski, “Гэй, каб нам быць весялей”, in Maksim Harecki, compiler, Хрыстаматыя беларускае літаратуры. ХІ век—1905 год, Vilnius: Віленскае беларускае выдавецтва Б. Клецкіна, page 186:Пілі бацькі і дзяды, І мы ступім ў іх сьляды: Яны гора не знавалі, Гарэлку добра сьцябалі.Pili bacʹki i dzjady, I my stupim ŭ ix sʹljady: Jany hóra nje znavali, Harelku dóbra sʹcjabali.Both our parents and grandfathers drank, And we'll follow their footsteps: They knew no sorrow, Quaffing vodka with relish.
** 2000, Любоў Васілеўна Ракава, Традыцыі сямейнага выхавання ў беларускай вёсцы‎, Minsk: Ураджай, →ISBN:Хто сіратою не бываў, той і ліха не знаваў.Xto siratóju nje byvaŭ, toj i lixa nje znavaŭ.The one who hasn't been an orphan, has never experienced true hardship.
# არენბი
## Georgian
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: არენ‧ბი

### Noun

არენბი • (arenbi) (uncountable)
* Abbreviation of rhythm and blues.

#### Declension

Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
# Mẹc-xe-đét
## Vietnamese
### Alternative forms

* mẹc xe đét
* Mẹc Xe Đét
* mẹc-xe-đét

### Etymology

Borrowed from French Mercedes.

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [mɛk̚˧˨ʔ sɛ˧˧ ʔɗɛt̚˧˦]
* (Huế) IPA: [mɛk̚˨˩ʔ sɛ˧˧ ʔɗɛt̚˦˧˥]
* (Saigon) IPA: [mɛk̚˨˩˨ sɛ˧˧ ʔɗɛk̚˦˥]
* Phonetic spelling: mẹc xe đét

### Noun

(classifier con) Mẹc-xe-đét
* (colloquial) Mercedes (car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz)

#### Derived terms

* Mẹc (abbreviation)
# viime
## Finnish
### Etymology

Derived from Proto-Finnic *viimä- (whence also viimeinen (“last”)), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wiŋe-mä (same root *wiŋe as in viipyä (“to stay”)). The final vowel may be by analogy with viimein, viimeinen (note however the dialectal viimi, also found in Karelian viimi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋiːme/, [ˈʋiːme̞]
* IPA: /ˈʋiːmeˣ/, [ˈʋiːme̞(ʔ)] (now rare)
* Rhymes: -iːme
* Hyphenation: vii‧me

### Adjective

viime (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively)
* last, past (most recent, last so far)
    Synonym: edellinen
    viime vuonna ― last year
    viime kesänä ― last summer
* (chiefly in idioms) last, dying
    Synonyms: see viimeinen
    viime henkäys ― last breath
    viime hetki ― last moment
    Päivänvalon viime hetkinä huomasin purjeen horisontissa.In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.

#### Usage notes

* (last, past): viime is practically always relative to the present moment, and edellinen is used when the one preceding a past, future, or hypothetical instance is intended.

#### Declension

Indeclinable

#### Derived terms

* viimeaikainen
* viimein
* viimeinen
* viimejouluinen
* viimekertainen
* viimeksi
* viimekätinen
* viimemainittu
* viimepyhäinen
* viimesijainen
* viimetorstailaisuus
* viimevuotinen
* viimeöinen

### Further reading

* “viime”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
# workgroup
## English
### Alternative forms

* work group

### Etymology

From work +‎ group.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈwəːkɡɹuːp/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

workgroup (plural workgroups)
* A group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks who usually work together.
    Synonym: working group
    Coordinate terms: committee, squad, team, task force
* (computing) A computer network created for use by such groups.
** 2008, Chris Fehily, Microsoft Windows Vista:When you set up a network, Windows creates a workgroup and gives it a name automatically […]

#### Derived terms

* workgrouping

#### See also

* workflow
* work product
* workstream

### Anagrams

* groupwork
# sulivoq
## Greenlandic
### Etymology

See suliaq ("work, employment").

### Pronunciation

* (Nuuk) IPA: /sulivuq/, [sʉ.lɪ.vɔq]

### Verb

sulivoq
* (intransitive) to work, to do something
** 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, pages 97–98:"Ila ukorsii, angut una takulaariaruk!" Nukappiaraq oqariataarpoq niuertarfiullu saavani igalaarsuarmut sikitsiarluni. Hagrid silataani nikorfavoq Harrylu qungujullugu, sikut vaffelit marluk angisuut tikkuaatigalugit, ussersorporlu isersinnaanani. "Hagridiuna," Harry oqarpoq. Kiisami nukappiaraq nalusaanik oqaluttuassaqarfigilerpaa. "Hagrid Hogwartsimi sulivoq.""I say, look at that man!" said the boy suddenly, nodding towards the front window. Hagrid was standing there, grinning at Harry and pointing at two large ice-creams to show he couldn't come in. "That's Hagrid," said Harry, pleased to know something the boy didn't. "He works at Hogwarts."
** 2020, N. O. Qvist, Nuuk Ugeavis‎, page 12:Ilaqutariippassuarnut meerartalinnut ulluinnaat ulluni makkunani ungiusimasaannut assingunngilluinnarput. Atuarfiit matoqqapput. Anaana ataatalu immaqa marluullutik angerlarsimallutik sulipput.These days, the everyday lives of many families with children do not look like anything they are used to at all. Schools are closed. Fathers and mothers might both go home and work.

#### Conjugation

$^†$ The dual forms are now considered obsolete or archaic in Greenlandic and are rarely used in contemporary speech or writing.

#### References

* oqaasileriffik
* DAKA
# Elson
## English
### Etymology

Possibly from Middle English elson, alternative spelling of elsen, elsyn, alsene (“an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool”), either from Middle Dutch elsene, alsene, from Old Dutch *elisna, *alasna, from Proto-West Germanic *alisnu, *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō, or from an unrecorded Old English form.
* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “There are instances in Middle English where "elsen" is spelled "elson", such as in "trynkettus and tournyng-stonys and elson bladys, Colrakus and copstolus one gret whyle-barrous" on page 86 of the 1845 edition of Herkyn to my tale edited by T. Wright and J. O. Halliwell, but we lack a source linking such usage to the surname.”

### Proper noun

Elson (countable and uncountable, plural Elsons)
* A surname.
* A northern suburb of Gosport, Gosport borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6001).
* A small village in Ellesmere Rural parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3835).

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Elson is the 10306th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3126 individuals. Elson is most common among White (84.77%) individuals.

### References

* ↑ OS: Gosport
* ↑ OS: Shropshire

### Anagrams

* nosel, Solen, Slone, lenos, Elons, noëls, noles, Olsen, nosle, noels, Lenos, enols, Noles, one Ls, solen

## Albanian
### Proper noun

Elson m
* a male given name
# Kovaçi
## Albanian
### Etymology

From kovaç (“blacksmith”).

### Proper noun

Kovaçi m
* a surname originating as an occupation
# front page
## English
### Noun

front page (plural front pages)
* The first, and initially visible, page of a publication.
    Congratulations, Dave, you made the front page.

#### Synonyms

* front cover

#### Antonyms

* back cover
* back page

#### Derived terms

* front page of the Internet
# არეულდარეულობა
## Georgian
### Etymology

From არეულ-დარეული (areul-dareuli) +‎ -ობა (-oba).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aɾeuldaɾeuɫoba]
* Hyphenation: არე‧ულ‧და‧რე‧უ‧ლო‧ბა

### Noun

არეულდარეულობა • (areuldareuloba) (plural არეულდარეულობები)
* disorder

#### Declension

Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
# Rolleston on Dove
## English
### Proper noun

Rolleston on Dove
* A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2327).
    Synonym: Rolleston
# いっせい
## Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of いっせい – see the following entries. :
| 【一斉】 | [noun] simultaneous |
| 【一世】 | [noun] one generation [noun] one lifetime [noun] (monarchy) one East Asian imperial reign [noun] the first generation |
| 【一声】 | [noun] voice; cry; shout |
| 【一成】 | [proper noun] a male given name Alternative spelling かずなり |
| 【一誠】 | [proper noun] a male given name |
| 【一星】 | [proper noun] a male given name |
| 【一生】 | [proper noun] a male given name |
| 【一清】 | [proper noun] a male given name |
(This term, いっせい (issei), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) :
# De Bannink
## Dutch
### Etymology

First attested as dat goet to banninck in 1385. Derived from Old Dutch Bano (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing (from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /də ˈbɑ.nɪŋk/
* Hyphenation: De Ban‧nink

### Proper noun

De Bannink n
* A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

### References

* van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
# 異しむ
## Japanese

* For pronunciation and definitions of 異しむ – see the following entry: 怪しむ
(The following entry does not have a page created for it yet: 怪しむ.)
# ართვინი
## Georgian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aɾtʰʷini]
* Hyphenation: არ‧თვი‧ნი

### Proper noun

ართვინი • (artvini)
* Artvin (city and province)

#### Declension

Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
# stannoso
## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin stannum +‎ -oso.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /stanˈno.zo/, (traditional) /stanˈno.so/
* Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
* Hyphenation: stan‧nó‧so

### Adjective

stannoso (feminine stannosa, masculine plural stannosi, feminine plural stannose)
* (inorganic chemistry) stannous

#### Related terms

* stannico

### Further reading

* stannoso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* stannoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
* stannóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* stannóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
# злагоджений
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

злагодити (zlahodyty) +‎ -ений (-enyj)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzɫaɦɔd͡ʒenei̯]
* Audio:(file)

### Participle

зла́годжений • (zláhodženyj)
* adjectival past passive participle of зла́годити pf (zláhodyty)

#### Declension
### Adjective

зла́годжений • (zláhodženyj) (adverb зла́годжено, abstract noun зла́годженість)
* concordant, concerted, co-ordinated, coherent, harmonious
    Synonyms: узго́джений (uzhódženyj), пого́джений (pohódženyj), гармоні́йний (harmoníjnyj)

#### Related terms

* зла́года f (zláhoda)
* зла́годжувати impf (zláhodžuvaty), зла́годити pf (zláhodyty)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “злагоджений”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “злагоджений”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “злагоджений”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “злагоджений”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “злагоджений”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “злагоджений”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “злагоджений”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
# さかん
## Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of さかん – see the following entries. :
| 【盛ん】 | [adjective] prosperous, flourishing [adjective] popular [adjective] enthusiastic, energetic [adjective] heavy (as in snow or rain); lots (as in amounts of something) Alternative spellings 旺ん, 壮ん, 鬱ん |
| 【左官】 | [noun] a plasterer |
| 【茶館】 | [noun] a teahouse (café or restaurant serving tea and light food, originated in China during the Song dynasty) |
| 【佐官】 | [noun] (military) a field officer |
| 【叉竿】 | [noun] a horizontal pole for hanging clothes |
| 【砂環】 | [noun] a ring-shaped sandspit |
| 【主典】 | [noun] the lowest of the four kan ranks in the ancient Japanese Ritsuryō system of government |
| 【斌】H | [proper noun] (rare) a male given name |
(This term, さかん (sakan), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as さかん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as さかん.) :
(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 査看, 史.)
# Gai
## Catalan
### Proper noun

Gai m
* Gaius

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈɡaː.iː/, [ˈɡäːiː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈɡa.i/, [ˈɡäːi]

### Proper noun

Gāī
* inflection of Gāius:
** nominative/vocative plural
** genitive/vocative singular
# Gramos
## Albanian
### Proper noun

Gramos m
* a male given name
# Het Jeurlink
## Dutch
### Etymology

Derived from Old Dutch Jordilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing. Named after a former farmstead.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɦɛt ˈjøːr.lɪŋk/
* Hyphenation: Het Jeur‧link

### Proper noun

Het Jeurlink n
* A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

### References

* van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “het jeurlink”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
# 占方
## Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 占方 – see the following entry. :
| 【うらかた】 | [noun] [from early 1300s] 占方: divination; someone who performs divination |
(This term, 占方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :
# არსანიძე
## Georgian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aɾsanid͡ze]
* Hyphenation: არ‧სა‧ნი‧ძე

### Proper noun

არსანიძე • (arsaniʒe)
* a surname

#### Declension

Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
# پیری
## Central Kurdish
### Etymology

From پیر (pîr) +‎ ـی (-î).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piːɾiː/

### Noun

| Northern Kurdish | pîrî |
پیری (pîrî)
* old age, oldness

## Persian
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [piː.ˈɾiː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [pʰiː.ɾíː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [pʰiː.ɾíː]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [pʰiː.ɾíː]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [pʰi.ɾí]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [pʰiː.ɹíː]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [pʰi.ɾí]

### Noun

پیری • (piri)
* old age
    در پیریش ― dar piriš ― in his old age
* (gerontology) aging; senescence
# honky-tonk
## English
### Alternative forms

* honky tonk, honkytonk

### Etymology

From honk-a-tonk (“a cheap nightclub”), possibly imitative.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɒŋkiˌtɒŋk/, /ˈhɑŋkiˌtɑŋk/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

honky-tonk (countable and uncountable, plural honky-tonks)
* (US) A bar or nightclub that caters to Southern patrons and provides country music for entertainment.
** 1969, Shel Silverstein (lyrics and music), “A Boy Named Sue”, performed by Johnny Cash:But I made a vow to the moon and stars / That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars / And kill that man who gave me that awful name
** 1975, James Taylor (lyrics and music), “Mexico”, in Gorilla, →OCLC:Talking 'bout in Mexico (Mexico) / In a honky-tonk down in Mexico
* (dated) Any cheap nightclub.
* (dated, uncountable) The type of music typically played in such a club.
* (music, uncountable) A style of country music emphasizing traditional country instruments (e.g., guitar, steel guitar and fiddle); a rough, nasal vocal style; and tragic themes such as heartbreak, infidelity and alcoholism often associated with patrons of honky-tonks.

#### Derived terms

* honky tonk-like
* honky-tonker

### Adjective

honky-tonk (comparative more honky-tonk, superlative most honky-tonk)
* (of sound) Having a timbre or tone that is tinny or nasal, said especially of a honky-tonk piano.This entry needs a sound clip exemplifying the definition.
    Synonym: honky tonk-like
** 2001 April 28, John A. Tuttle, “Tuning the Piano for "That Honky-Tonk Sound"”, in Mechanical Music Digest Archives‎:There is a method for creating the 'Honky-Tonk' effect via tuning. However, there is no agreement about exactly how it should be accomplished. One point of agreement is that the effect is created by shifting the pitch of one string per note in the entire tri-chord section by 2-5 Hz, which causes a very noticeable 'twanging' sound.
** 2010, Alyson Camus, “Elliott Smith Reviews Reposted”, in Rock NYC‎:In the Lost and Found (honky Bach): The beginning of the song, which seems to be played on a tiny toy-piano delivering a piercing honky-tonk sound, surprised everybody and made critics cringe (Pitchfork hated it), although it gives an upbeat feeling to the song which progressively evolves into a bigger and more symphonic sound in the middle, then crashes into a guitar loop (‘the roost’) which serves as a transition for the next song.
** 2014 March 11, Tomislav Zlatic, “Free Piano Collection For NI Kontakt 5 Released By Bigcat Instruments”, in Bedroom Producers Blog‎:The freebie piano bundle features Yamaha, Steinway and Baldwin pianos, with an additional prepared piano sample library, an intimate piano sample pack, and a honky-tonk piano instrument library.

#### See also

* honky

### Further reading

* honky-tonk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia