English Explanatory Dictionary

junt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fair-sized piece or amount; a chunk (of anything, especially meat or other food).
  2. Thing, item.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒʌnt/

Word forms

junt junts

Etymology

Apparently a figurative extension of Early Scots junt (“joint”), Middle English joynt, junte (“joint (of the body, where the bones meet)”), perhaps influenced by junk. Compare jawn.

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