yunque
Spanish, noun/ˈʝunke/
yunque is spelled Y-U-N-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 37,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Yunque is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “anvil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Herramienta hecha de una pieza grande de metal o piedra, que se utiliza para moldear o martillar otros…”.
What does yunque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineanvil
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Herramienta hecha de una pieza grande de metal o piedra, que se utiliza para moldear o martillar otros objetos, como el hierro o el acero. 2. Hueso que pertenece a la cadena de huesecillos del oído medio, localizado en la caja del tímpano. 3. Pieza que soporta el impacto de otra. 4. Instrumento de percusión análogo al yunque.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of yunque
- yunques plural
- ayunque alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce yunque?
- /ˈʝunke/
- [ˈɟ͡ʝũŋ.ke]
- [ˈʝũŋke]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to yunque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is yunque in Spanish?
yunque appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).