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junket

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jun·ket  (jngkt)
n.
1. A dessert made from flavored milk and rennet.
2. A party, banquet, or outing.
3. A trip or tour, especially:
a. One taken by an official at public expense.
b. One taken by a person who is the guest of a business or agency seeking favor or patronage.
v. jun·ket·ed, jun·ket·ing, jun·kets
v.intr.
1. To hold a party or banquet.
2. To go on a junket.
v.tr.
To fete at a party or banquet.

[Middle English jonket, rush basket, a kind of food served on rushes, feast, from Old North French jonquette, rush basket (probably from jonc, rush,) or from Medieval Latin iuncta, rush basket, both from Latin iuncus, rush.]

junket·er n.

junket [ˈdʒʌŋkɪt]
n
1. an excursion, esp one made for pleasure at public expense by a public official or committee
2. (Cookery) a sweet dessert made of flavoured milk set to a curd with rennet
3. a feast or festive occasion
vb
1. (intr) (of a public official, committee, etc.) to go on a junket
2. to have or entertain with a feast or festive gathering
[C14 (in the sense: rush basket, hence custard served on rushes): from Old French (dialect) jonquette, from jonc rush, from Latin juncus reed]
junketer , junketter, junketeer n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.junket - dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
afters, dessert, sweet - a dish served as the last course of a meal
2.junketjunket - a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
airing - a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing"
field trip - a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination
3.junket - a trip taken by an official at public expense
trip - a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
Verb1.junket - go on a pleasure trip
jaunt, travel, trip - make a trip for pleasure
2.junket - provide a feast or banquet for
feast, banquet, junket - partake in a feast or banquet
host - be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"
3.junket - partake in a feast or banquet
eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
banquet, feast, junket - provide a feast or banquet for
wine and dine - eat sumptuously; "we wined and dined in Paris"
Translations
junket [ˈdʒʌŋkɪt]
A. N
1. (Culin) → dulce m de leche cuajada, cajeta f (LAm)
2. (= party) → fiesta f
3. (US) (= excursion at public expense) viaje de placer realizado por un funcionario público o miembro de un comité a expensas del contribuyente
B. VIir de juerga, estar de fiesta

junket [ˈdʒʌŋkɪt] n
(= milk pudding) → lait m caillé
(British) (= trip) to go on a junket → voyager aux frais de la princesse
junk food nsnacks sans valeur nutritive)mpl vite prêts >
to eat junk food → manger des cochonneries >
junk heap ndépotoir m

junket
n
(Cook) → Dickmilch f
(old, hum: = merrymaking) → Gelage nt, → Fest nt, → Lustbarkeit f (old, hum)
(= trip at public expense)(Vergnügungs)reise fauf Staatskosten
vi (old, hum)ein Gelage abhalten

junket [ˈdʒʌŋkɪt] n
a. (fam, pej) to go on a junketfare bisboccia; (trip) → farsi un viaggetto pagato (dallo stato)
b. (Culin) → giuncata

junket [ˈdʒʌŋkɪt] n
a. (fam, pej) to go on a junketfare bisboccia; (trip) → farsi un viaggetto pagato (dallo stato)
b. (Culin) → giuncata

junket
n junket [ˈdpzaŋkit]
a dish made of curdled and sweetened milk. strem, soet dikmelk حَلْوى مُعَدَّه من الحليب والسُّكَّر извара oslazené sedlé mléko süße Quarkspeise γλύκισμα φτιαγμένο με πηγμένο και γλυκό γάλα leche cuajada kohupiimast ja koorest magustoit شیر دلمه شده که با شکر می خورند herajuusto (lait) caillé חָבִיצָה जनता के खर्च पर किसी अफसर का भ्रमण skuta kb. gyümölcsjoghurt bubur susu bragðbætt og sykruð súrmjólk cagliata 乳製品の一種 응유(凝乳) 식품 saldžios varškės patiekalas salds biezpiens ar garšvielām dadih kwark kalvedans legumina mleczna coalhada brânză dulce de vacă cu nucşoară şi frişcă сладкий творог со сливками osladené sadnuté mlieko jed iz sladkane skute jelo od zgrušanog, zaslađenog mleka kvarg นมข้นหวาน kesilmiş süt tatlısı 凝乳甜食品 солодкий сирок جمے ہوئے دودھ وغیرہ سے تیار کی ہوئی ایک میٹھی ڈش sữa đông


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So long as the hens lay eggs and the cow gives milk we can have omelettes and junket.
George, taking out his wife to a new jaunt or junket every night, was quite pleased with himself as usual, and swore he was becoming quite a domestic character.
old Eester;" shouted the well-known voice of her husband, from the plain beneath; "ar' you keeping your junkets, while we are finding you in venison and buffaloe beef?
 
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