Wiktionary
live LinguisticsMultilingual dictionary via the MediaWiki REST API — definitions, etymology, pronunciations across 100+ language editions. Keyless.
5 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day
Tools
definition
required: word Parsed definitions grouped by part-of-speech.
Parameters
Name Type Description
word req string — lang opt string — Try it
Response
summary
required: word Page summary.
Parameters
Name Type Description
word req string — lang opt string — Try it
Response
search
required: query Wiktionary search.
Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string — lang opt string — limit opt number — Try it
Response
etymology
required: word Etymology section.
Parameters
Name Type Description
word req string — lang opt string — Try it
Response
pronunciations
required: word IPA / phonetic transcriptions.
Parameters
Name Type Description
word req string — lang opt string — Try it
Response
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");