junto

See also: juntó

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌn.təʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒʊn.təʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌn.toʊ/
• Rhymes: (UK) -ʌntəʊ, (General American) -ʌntoʊ

Noun

junto (plural juntos or juntoes)

1. (archaic) 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.

Anagrams

• Jotun, Jötun, Tounj, jotun, jötun

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish junto (“together”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: jun‧to

Adjective

junto

1. together (with)

Galician

Adjective

junto (feminine junta, masculine plural juntos, feminine plural juntas, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of xunto

Verb

junto

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

Further reading

• “junto”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• iunto, jumto, juncto, jũto

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin iūnctus, perfect passive participle of iungō, from Proto-Italic *jungō, from Proto-Indo-European *yunégti, from *yewg- + *-né-.

Adjective

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

1. together; close together
2. near; next

Derived terms

• en junto
• por junto

Related terms

• juntar

Descendants

• Fala: ixhuntu, juntu, xhuntu
• Galician: xunto
• Portuguese: junto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

junto

1. first-person singular present indicative of juntar

References

• Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “junto”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “junto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “junto”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “junto”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• jũto (obsolete, abbreviation)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒũ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒũ.tu/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -ũtu
• Hyphenation: jun‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese junto, from Latin iūnctus, perfect passive participle of iungō, from Proto-Italic *jungō, from Proto-Indo-European *yunégti, from *yewg- + *-né-.

Adjective

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

1. together

Derived terms

• juntamente
• juntinho

Related terms

• juntar

Adverb

junto (not comparable)

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

   Synonym: juntamente

2. near, next

   Synonyms: ao pé, ao lado, à beira, perto

   • 2004, Ubirajara Crespo, “Fariseu Nunca Mais” (chapter 9), in Passado x presente: a maior batalha da sua vida, São Paulo: Naós, →ISBN, page 105:

     Contrariando a tendência moderna de tornar a mensagem menos pesada e mais atraente, Jesus não baixou o nível. O Senhor não massageava o ego das pessoas só para conservá-las junto a si.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• junto a
• junto com

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

junto

1. first-person singular present indicative of juntar

Further reading

• “junto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “junto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “junto”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “junto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Spanish

Alternative forms

• yunto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxunto/ [ˈxũn̪.t̪o]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -unto
• Syllabification: jun‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin iūnctus (“joined, united”).

Adjective

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

1. together
2. joined
3. next to

Derived terms

• cejijunto
• ojijunto
• todo junto

Adverb

junto

1. together

   Pablo y yo nos sentamos juntos en la clase.

   Pablo and I sit together in class.

2. (all) together, (in) total

   Todo junto son 30 kg.

   All together it weighs 30 kg.

Preposition

junto

1. next to, together with, alongside (+ a)

   El perro está jugando junto al gato.

   The dog is playing next to the cat.

2. along with, together with, alongside (+ con)
3. in conjunction with (+ con)

Derived terms

• junto a

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

junto

1. first-person singular present indicative of juntar

Further reading

• “junto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025