junto
See also: juntó
English
Etymology
Erroneous adaptation of junta, by assimilation with Spanish nouns in -o.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌn.təʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒʊn.təʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌn.toʊ/
- Rhymes: (UK) -ʌntəʊ, (General American) -ʌntoʊ
Noun
junto (plural juntos or juntoes)
- (archaic) A group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.
- 1819, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, Rip Van Winkle:
- The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning to night, just moving sufficiently to … keep in the shade of a large tree; ….
- 1844, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Premature Burial’:
- I was seized and shaken without ceremony, for several minutes, by a junto of very rough-looking individuals.
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Anagrams
- Jotun, Jötun, Tounj, jotun, jötun
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒũ.tu/
- Hyphenation: jun‧to
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese junto, from Latin iūnctus.
Adjective
junto (feminine junta, masculine plural juntos, feminine plural juntas, not comparable)
- together
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:junto.
Alternative forms
- jũto (obsolete, abbreviation)
Derived terms
- juntamente
Related terms
- juntar
Adverb
junto (not comparable)
- together (at the same time, in the same place)
- Synonym: juntamente
- near, next
- Synonyms: ao pé, ao lado, à beira, perto
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:junto.
Alternative forms
- jũto (obsolete, abbreviation)
Derived terms
- junto com
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
junto
- first-person singular present indicative of juntar
Further reading
- “junto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxunto/ [ˈxũn̪.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -unto
- Syllabification: jun‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin iūnctus (“joined, united”).
Adjective
junto (feminine junta, masculine plural juntos, feminine plural juntas)
- together
- joined
- next to
Derived terms
- todo junto
Adverb
junto
- together
- Pablo y yo nos sentamos juntos en la clase.
- Pablo and I sit together in class.
- (all) together, (in) total
- Todo junto son 30 kg.
- All together it weighs 30 kg.
Preposition
junto
- next to, together with, alongside (+ a)
- El perro está jugando junto al gato.
- The dog is playing next to the cat.
- along with, together with, alongside (+ con)
- in conjunction with (+ con)
Derived terms
- junto a
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
junto
- first-person singular present indicative of juntar
Further reading
- “junto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014