Junket — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet

a journey taken for pleasure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈʌŋkɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈʌŋkɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈʌŋkɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈʌŋkɪt/.

Examples

many summer excursions to the shore
it was merely a pleasure trip
after cautious sashays into the field

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jaunt expedition banquet junketeer excursion outing sashay feast pleasure trip

Parts of Speech

noun	dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
noun	a journey taken for pleasure “many summer excursions to the shore”
noun	a trip taken by an official at public expense
verb	go on a pleasure trip
verb	provide a feast or banquet for
verb	partake in a feast or banquet

Word Forms

excursionist	noun	a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
jaunt	verb	make a trip for pleasure
junket	verb	go on a pleasure trip
junket	noun	a journey taken for pleasure
junketing	noun	taking an excursion for pleasure
feast	noun	an elaborate party (often outdoors)
banquet	noun	a ceremonial dinner party for many people
feasting	noun	eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

voyage

dessert au lait sucré coagulé à la présure

🇪🇸Spanish

dulce de leche cuajada

postre elaborado con leche azucarada coagulada con cuajo

🇮🇹Italian

giuncata

dolce a base di latte zuccherato coagulato con caglio

🇵🇹Portuguese

viagem

sobremesa feita de leite adoçado coagulado com coalho

🇷🇺Russian

пикник

десерт из подслащенного молока, свернувшегося сычужным ферментом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दावत

रेनेट से जमाए गए मीठे दूध से बनी मिठाई

🇧🇩Bengali

জংকেট

রেনেটের সাথে জমাট মিষ্টি দুধ দিয়ে তৈরি ডেজার্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

குப்பை

ரென்னெட்டுடன் உறைந்த இனிப்பு பாலில் செய்யப்பட்ட இனிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

జంకెట్

రెన్నెట్‌తో గడ్డకట్టిన తియ్యటి పాలతో చేసిన డెజర్ట్

🇮🇳Marathi

जंकेट

रेनेटसह गोठलेल्या गोड दुधापासून बनविलेले मिष्टान्न

🇮🇳Gujarati

જંકેટ

રેનેટ સાથે ગંઠાઈ ગયેલા મધુર દૂધમાંથી બનેલી મીઠાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಂಕೆಟ್

ರೆನ್ನೆಟ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೆಪ್ಪುಗಟ್ಟಿದ ಸಿಹಿಯಾದ ಹಾಲಿನಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸಿಹಿತಿಂಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജങ്കറ്റ്

റെനെറ്റ് കൊണ്ട് കട്ടപിടിച്ച മധുരമുള്ള പാൽ കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച പലഹാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਬਾੜ

ਮਿੱਠੇ ਦੁੱਧ ਦੀ ਬਣੀ ਮਿਠਆਈ ਰੇਨੇਟ ਨਾਲ ਜਮ੍ਹਾ ਹੋਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جنکٹ

رینٹ کے ساتھ جمے ہوئے میٹھے دودھ سے بنی میٹھی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

中介人

用凝乳酶凝固的甜牛奶制成的甜点

🇯🇵Japanese

ジャンケット

レンネットで固めた加糖ミルクで作ったデザート

🇰🇷Korean

유람

레닛으로 응고된 달콤한 우유로 만든 디저트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liên hoan

món tráng miệng làm từ sữa ngọt đông tụ với rennet

🇹🇭Thai

ขยะ

ของหวานที่ทำจากนมข้นหวานที่แข็งตัวด้วยเรนเน็ต

🇮🇩Indonesian

pesta makan

makanan penutup yang terbuat dari susu manis yang digumpalkan dengan rennet

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زبالة

حلوى مصنوعة من الحليب المحلى المتخثر بالمنفحة

🇮🇷Persian

آشغال

دسر ساخته شده از شیر شیرین منعقد شده با مایه پنیر

🇹🇷Turkish

bedava geziye çıkmak

peynir mayası ile pıhtılaştırılmış şekerli sütten yapılan tatlı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲבִיצָה

קינוח עשוי מחלב ממותק קרוש עם רנט

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The primary meaning of 'junket' is 'dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet'.

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