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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua yunka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝunɡa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃunɡa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒunɡa/
- Rhymes: -unɡa
- Syllabification: yun‧ga
Noun
yunga f (plural yungas)
- (Andes) an area of forest in the eastern Andes, located between the highlands and eastern forests
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