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junta

/ˈhʊntə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
jun-ta
IPA
/ˈhʊntə/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The committee of military officers that have usurped political control.

noun

A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: junta, iunctus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhʊntə/
  • British English: /ˈdʒʌntə/

Inflected Forms

juntas (plural)

Derived Forms

antijunta juntaism juntocracy

Synonyms

military junta

Homonyms

hunter (non-rhotic, with /h/)

Rhymes With

unto

Questions

How do you pronounce junta?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʊntə/.
What does junta mean?
The committee of military officers that have usurped political control.
Where does junta come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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