junto

See also: juntó

English

Etymology

Erroneous adaptation of junta, by assimilation with Spanish nouns in -o.

Noun

junto (plural juntos or juntoes)

  1. 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.

Anagrams


Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • jũto (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese junto, from Latin iūnctus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

junto m (feminine singular junta, masculine plural juntos, feminine plural juntas, not comparable)

  1. together

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:junto.

Adverb

junto (not comparable)

  1. together (at the same time, in the same place)

Derived terms

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:junto.

Verb

junto

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of juntar

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:juntar.


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxunto/, [ˈxũn̪t̪o]

Etymology 1

From Latin iūnctus (joined, united).

Adjective

junto (feminine singular junta, masculine plural juntos, feminine plural juntas)

  1. together
  2. joined
  3. next to

Adverb

junto

  1. together
    Pablo y yo nos sentamos juntos en clase.
    Pablo and I sit together in class.
  2. (all) together, (in) total
    Todo junto son 30 kg.
    All together it weighs 30 kg.

Preposition

junto

  1. (junto a) next to
    El perro está jugando junto al gato.
    The dog is playing next to the cat.
  2. (junto con) along with

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

junto

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of juntar.

Further reading

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