How to pronounce junk
American English pronunciation
JUNGK
- IPA
- /ˈdʒʌŋk/
- Syllables
- JUNGK (1 syllable)
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What junk means
Most people know junk in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A Chinese sailing ship with ribbed sails
In a sentence: A wooden junk with red, ribbed sails glided into the harbor.
Where it comes from: It came into English through Portuguese and Malay, from an old Javanese word for a seagoing ship. It is a different word from junk, meaning trash.
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