junco

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Borrowed from Spanish junco (“reed, rush”), from Latin iuncus (“reed, rush”). Doublet of juncus and possibly junk.

El Hojalatero Manuel Fernández Juncos 260 35. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
As Levin entered the little hallway Van Dorn smiled: "Here is a glass of real wine to inspire you, junco." — The Entailed Hat; Or, Patty Cannon's Times, George Alfred Townsend
A flock of robins whirled into the cedars above me; a pair of cardinals whistled back and forth; tree sparrows, juncos, nuthatches, chickadees, and cedar-birds cheeped among the trees and bushes; and from the farm lands at the top of the slope rang the calls of meadowlarks. — Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools: Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists, Unknown

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