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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from French jungle, from English jungle.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzuŋ.ɡla/, /ˈzu.ɡla/
  • Hyphenation: ζού‧γκλα

Noun

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ζούγκλα (zoúgklaf (plural ζούγκλες)

  1. jungle (a large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals)
  2. (figuratively) jungle (a place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality)

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References

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  1. ^ ζούγκλα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language