yunta

Indonesian

Noun

yunta (first-person possessive yuntaku, second-person possessive yuntamu, third-person possessive yuntanya)

  1. junta

Spanish
FWOTD – 10 October 2022

Etymology

From yunto (“yoked”), from Latin iūnctus, past participle of iungō (“to yoke, to join”). Doublet of junta.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝunta/ [ˈɟ͡ʝũn̪.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃunta/ [ˈʃũn̪.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒunta/ [ˈʒũn̪.t̪a]

  • Rhymes: -unta
  • Syllabification: yun‧ta

Noun

yunta f (plural yuntas)

  1. a pair or yoke of oxen
    • 1971, Joan Manuel Serrat (lyrics and music), “La Mujer Que Yo Quiero”:
      La mujer que yo quiero me ato a su yunta
      Pero por favor no se lo digas nunca
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. cuff link, cufflink

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