junco
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of junco
1700–10; < Spanish: rush, bird found in rush beds < Latin juncus rush
Example Sentences
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“In Cuba things were very difficult, very bad,” said Junco, now 55 and a teacher in Jacksonville, Florida.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024
Junco married a Cuban who left the island when he was three years old.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024
“All the tracks are taking us on the right path to finding these ships,” Roberto Junco, head of underwater archaeology at the National Anthropology and History Institute, said.
From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2019
Junco said the expedition hoped to find examples of the ships used during the Spanish conquest as few vessels still exist.
From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2019
The name Junquillo is the Spanish diminutive of Junco, "the rush," and is given to the jonquil because of its slender rush-like stem.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
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