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