/ˈd͡ʒʌn.təʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒʊn.təʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒʌn.toʊ/
OriginErroneous adaptation of junta, by assimilation with Spanish nouns in -o.
- archaicA group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.
“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 ”
“I was seized and shaken without ceremony, for several minutes, by a junto of very rough-looking individuals.”
Formsjuntos(plural) · juntoes(plural)