jungo
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒũ.ɡu/
jungo is spelled J-U-N-G-O (5 letters). Jungo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of jugo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “junco, planta do gênero Juncus”.
What does jungo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of jugo
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of junco: junk (type of Chinese sailing ship)
noun
- 1
masculinea species of climbing bird of Africa
adjective
- 1
blond (having pale golden hair)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. junco, planta do gênero Juncus 2. jugo, canga
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jungo
- jungos plural
- junga feminine
- jungas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jungo?
- Brazil /ˈʒũ.ɡu/
- Portugal /ˈʒũ.ɡu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.