# junt

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʌnt/

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/junt