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Added 8 October 2026

junco

/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkəʊ/ noun

Latin root: iuncus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about junco at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.
The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), a bird found in Europe and much of the Palearctic.

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish junco (“reed, rush”), from Latin iuncus (“reed, rush”). Doublet of juncus and possibly junk.

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