Wiktionary

liveReference

Multilingual dictionary via the MediaWiki REST API — definitions, etymology, pronunciations across 100+ language editions. Keyless.

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definitionrequired: word

Parsed definitions grouped by part-of-speech.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
wordreqstring—
langoptstring—
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summaryrequired: word

Page summary.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
wordreqstring—
langoptstring—
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etymologyrequired: word

Etymology section.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
wordreqstring—
langoptstring—
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pronunciationsrequired: word

IPA / phonetic transcriptions.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
wordreqstring—
langoptstring—
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wiktionary/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wiktionary/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"definition","arguments":{"word": "hello world"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("definition", {"word":"example"});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("multilingual dictionary via the mediawiki rest api — definitions, etymology, pronunciations across 100+ language editions");