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Webster 1913 Edition

Junto

Jun′to

(jŭn′tō̍)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Juntos
(jŭn′tō̍s)
.
[Sp.
junto
united. See
Junta
.]
A secret council to deliberate on affairs of government or politics; a number of men combined for party intrigue; a faction; a cabal;
as, a
junto
of ministers; a
junto
of politicians.
The puzzling sons of party next appeared,
In dark cabals and mighty
juntos
met.
Thomson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Junto

JUN'TO

,
Noun.
[L. junctus, joined.]
1.
Primarily, a select council or assembly, which deliberates in secret on any affair of government. In a good sense, it is not used in English; but hence,
2.
A cabal; a meeting or collection of men combined for secret deliberation and intrigue for party purposes; a faction; as a junto of ministers.

Definition 2024

junto

junto

See also: juntó

English

Noun

junto ‎(plural juntos or juntoes)

  1. A group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.
    • 1819, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, Rip Van Winkle:
      The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning to night, just moving sufficiently to … keep in the shade of a large tree; ….
    • 1844, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Premature Burial’:
      I was seized and shaken without ceremony, for several minutes, by a junto of very rough-looking individuals.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • jũto (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese junto, from Latin iūnctus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

junto m ‎(feminine singular junta, masculine plural juntos, feminine plural juntas, not comparable)

  1. together

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:junto.

Adverb

junto (not comparable)

  1. together (at the same time, in the same place)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:junto.

Verb

junto

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of juntar

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:juntar.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxunt̪o]

Etymology

From Latin iūnctus ‎(“joined, united”).

Adjective

junto m ‎(feminine singular junta, masculine plural juntos, feminine plural juntas)

  1. together
  2. joined
  3. next to

Adverb

junto

  1. together
    Pablo y yo nos sentamos juntos en clase.‎
    Pablo and I sit together in class.
  2. (all) together, (in) total
    Todo junto son 30 kg.‎
    All together it weighs 30 kg.
  3. next to
    El hotel está junto al parque.‎
    The hotel is next to the park.

Verb

junto

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of juntar.

Etymology

Erroneous adaptation of junta, by assimilation with Spanish nouns in -o.

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