junta

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish junta (literally "a thing gathered or joined"), feminine form of junto, from Latin iunctus, perfect passive participle of iungō (“join”). Attested from 1623. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒʌntə/, /ˈdʒʊntə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhʊntə/, /ˈhʌntə/, /ˈdʒʌntə/ Rhymes: -ʌntə Homophone: hunter (non-rhotic, with /h/) === Noun === junta (plural juntas) The ruling council of a military dictatorship. A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === jantu, jaunt == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈʒun.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒun.ta] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈʒun.ta] === Adjective === junta feminine singular of junt == Galician == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== junta f (plural juntas, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of xunta ==== Further reading ==== “junta”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== junta (reintegrationist norm) inflection of juntar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, from English junta, from Spanish junta. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒunta/ [ˈd͡ʒun̪.t̪a] Rhymes: -unta Syllabification: jun‧ta === Noun === junta (plural junta-junta) (politics) junta (a council, convention, tribunal or assembly; the ruling council of a military dictatorship) ==== Alternative forms ==== yunta (nonstandard) === Further reading === “junta”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish junta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxun.ta/ Rhymes: -unta Syllabification: jun‧ta === Noun === junta f junta (the grand council of state in Spain) (military) junta (ruling council of a military dictatorship) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “junta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “junta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: jun‧ta === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese junta, from Latin iūncta, from iūnctus, perfect passive participle of iūngō (“to join”). ==== Noun ==== junta f (plural juntas) (anatomy) joint (part of the body where two bones join) Synonym: articulação (collective) task force (group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity) Synonyms: força-tarefa, mutirão (collective) council (committee that leads or governs) (collective) team (set of yoked draught animals) Synonym: parelha the gap between floor bricks or tiles material used to fill the gap between floor tiles ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== junta feminine singular of junto ==== Adverb ==== junta feminine of junto === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== junta inflection of juntar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “junta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxunta/ [ˈxũn̪.t̪a] Rhymes: -unta Syllabification: jun‧ta === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== junta feminine singular of junto === Etymology 2 === Deverbal from juntar, or from Latin iūncta. Doublet of yunta. ==== Noun ==== junta f (plural juntas) board, council, committee Synonyms: comité, consejo, gabinete, asamblea joint, gasket Synonyms: juntura, unión, acoplamiento meeting (a gathering for a purpose) Synonyms: reunión, asamblea, pleno contact, acquaintances Synonym: conocido ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Copala Triqui: juntá → English: junta → Greek: χούντα (choúnta) → Polish: junta → Swedish: junta → Turkish: cunta === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== junta inflection of juntar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “junta”, 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 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish junta, from Latin juncta, the perfect passive participle of jungere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²jɵn.ta/ === Noun === junta c a junta (usually of military dictatorships, like in English) Synonym: militärjunta (“military junta”) (chiefly in compounds) (the people in) a small recurring social meeting centered on some recreational activity, a bee ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== syjunta (“sewing circle”) === References === “junta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “junta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “junta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)