Definitions for junketˈdʒʌŋ kɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jun•ketˈdʒʌŋ kɪt(n.)
a custardlike dessert of flavored milk curdled with rennet.
Category: Cooking
a pleasure excursion:
a junket down the Mississippi.
a trip taken by a government official at public expense, ostensibly for the purpose of obtaining information.
Category: Government
(v.i.)to go on a junket:
Congressmen junketing in Asia.
Category: Government
(v.t.)to entertain; feast; regale.
Origin of junket:
1425–75; ME jonket rush basket < OF (dial.) jonquette=jonc (< L juncus reed) +-ette -ette
jun′ket•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
junket(noun)
dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay(noun)
a journey taken for pleasure
"many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
junket(verb)
a trip taken by an official at public expense
junketeer, junket(verb)
go on a pleasure trip
feast, banquet, junket(verb)
provide a feast or banquet for
feast, banquet, junket(verb)
partake in a feast or banquet
Wiktionary
junket(Noun)
A basket.
junket(Noun)
A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds or rennet.
junket(Noun)
A feast or banquet.
junket(Noun)
A pleasure-trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment.
junket(Noun)
20-40 table gaming rooms for which the capacity and limits change daily. Junket rooms are often rented out to private vendors who run tour groups through them and give a portion of the proceeds to the main casino.
junket(Verb)
To go on or attend a junket.
Origin: Origin uncertain.
Webster Dictionary
Junket(noun)
a cheese cake; a sweetmeat; any delicate food
Junket(noun)
a feast; an entertainment
Junket(verb)
to feast; to banquet; to make an entertainment; -- sometimes applied opprobriously to feasting by public officers at the public cost
Junket(verb)
to give entertainment to; to feast
Translations for junket
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
junket(noun)
a dish made of curdled and sweetened milk.
- strem, soet dikmelkAfrikaans
- حَلْوى مُعَدَّه من الحليب والسُّكَّرArabic
- извараBulgarian
- coalhadaPortuguese (BR)
- oslazené sedlé mlékoCzech
- süße QuarkspeiseGerman
- γλύκισμα φτιαγμένο με πηγμένο και γλυκό γάλαGreek
- leche cuajadaSpanish
- kohupiimast ja koorest magustoitEstonian
- شیر دلمه شده که با شکر می خورندFarsi
- herajuustoFinnish
- (lait) cailléFrench
- חָבִיצָהHebrew
- जनता के खर्च पर किसी अफसर का भ्रमणHindi
- skutaCroatian
- kb. gyümölcsjoghurtHungarian
- bubur susuIndonesian
- bragðbætt og sykruð súrmjólkIcelandic
- cagliataItalian
- 乳製品の一種Japanese
- 응유(凝乳) 식품Korean
- saldžios varškės patiekalasLithuanian
- salds biezpiens ar garšvielāmLatvian
- dadihMalay
- kwarkDutch
- kalvedansNorwegian
- legumina mlecznaPolish
- شیر دلمه شده که با شکر می خورندPersian
- خوږې مستې:پوڅه، ميلمستيا( په امريكاكې ) ددولت په پيسوسفرPashto
- coalhadaPortuguese
- brânză dulce de vacă cu nucşoară şi frişcăRomanian
- сладкий творог со сливкамиRussian
- osladené sadnuté mliekoSlovak
- jed iz sladkane skuteSlovenian
- jelo od zgrušanog, zaslađenog mlekaSerbian
- kvargSwedish
- นมข้นหวานThai
- kesilmiş süt tatlısıTurkish
- 凝乳甜食Chinese (Trad.)
- солодкий сирокUkrainian
- جمے ہوئے دودھ وغیرہ سے تیار کی ہوئی ایک میٹھی ڈشUrdu
- sữa đôngVietnamese
- 凝乳甜食品Chinese (Simp.)
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