yunga

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua yunka.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʝunɡa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝũŋ.ɡa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃunɡa/ [ˈʃũŋ.ɡa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒunɡa/ [ˈʒũŋ.ɡa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -unɡa
  • Syllabification: yun‧ga

Noun

yunga f (plural yungas)

  1. (Andes) an area of forest in the eastern Andes, located between the highlands and eastern forests

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