junta

Borrowed from Spanish junta, feminine form of junto, from Latin iunctus, perfect passive participle of iungō (“join”). 1623.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒʌntə/, /ˈdʒʊntə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhʊntə/, /ˈhʌntə/

junta (plural juntas)

1. A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.
2. The ruling council of a military dictatorship.

• jantu, jaunt

junta

1. feminine of junt

From Old Portuguese junta, from Latin iūncta, from iūnctus, perfect passive participle of iūngō (“I join”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒũ.tɐ/

junta f (plural juntas)

1. (anatomy) joint (part of the body where two bones join)
2. (collective) task force (group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity)
3. (collective) council (committee that leads or governs)
4. (collective) team (set of yoked draught animals)
5. the gap between floor bricks or tiles
6. material used to fill the gap between floor tiles

• (joint): articulação
• (task force): força tarefa, mutirão
• (team): parelha

• cortar na junta
• junta-de-cobra
• junta de dilatação

• junção
• juntado
• juntar
• junto

junta

1. Feminine singular of adjective junto.

junta

1. feminine of junto

junta

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of juntar

   Ele junta isso.

   He connects/gathers this.

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of juntar

   Tu aí, junta isso sozinho.

   You there, connect/gather this by yourself.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxunta/, [ˈxũn̪t̪a]

junta

1. Feminine singular of adjective junto.

From juntar, or from Latin iuncta.

junta f (plural juntas)

1. council
2. joint, gasket
3. meeting (a gathering for a purpose)
4. contact, acquaintances

See the etymology of the main entry.

junta

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of juntar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of juntar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of juntar.

• “junta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.