junco

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish junco (“reed, rush”), from Latin iuncus (“reed, rush”). Doublet of juncus and possibly junk. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: Semantic shift? Or simply borrowed from translingual Junco? === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkoʊ/ Rhymes: -ʌŋkəʊ Hyphenation: jun‧co === Noun === junco (plural juncos or juncoes) Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow. (obsolete) The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic. ==== Hyponyms ==== blue snowbird, snowbird (Junco hyemalis) dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis hyemalis) ==== Derived terms ==== dark-eyed junco ==== Related terms ==== juncaceous juncous ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === junco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Galician == === Noun === junco m (plural juncos, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of xunco === Further reading === “junco”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Latin == === Noun === juncō dative/ablative singular of juncus == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin iuncus. ==== Noun ==== junco m (plural juncos) reed, rush === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Arabic جُنْك (junk). ==== Alternative forms ==== jungo, junquo (archaic) ==== Noun ==== junco m (plural juncos) (nautical) junk (type of Chinese sailing ship) ===== Descendants ===== → English: junk (reinforced by Dutch jonk) → Italian: giunca, giunco, giuncho, ioncque (archaic), giunchi, zonchi (in the plural, archaic)→ French: jonque→ German: Junke, Juncke, Dschunke→ Latin: junkus, (New Latin) iunca, (New Latin) iuncus→ Dutch: ionco, iunco→ Italian: ioncque→ French: ionct→ Spanish: iuncque → Spanish: junco, juanga, joanga === Further reading === “junco” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “junco”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “junco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxunko/ [ˈxũŋ.ko] Rhymes: -unko Syllabification: jun‧co === Etymology 1 === From Latin iuncus. Cognate with English junk. ==== Noun ==== junco m (plural juncos) reed, rush Synonyms: junquera, carrizo, caña ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: junco → Translingual: Junco === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جنك (junk), from Malay jong (جوڠ). The alternative forms may derive from Ternate juanga. ==== Noun ==== junco m (plural juncos) (nautical) junk (a Chinese ship) ===== Alternative forms ===== juanga, joanga, iuncque (archaic) === Further reading === “junco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025