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junket
(juŋ′kit)
noun
- milk sweetened, flavored, and thickened into curd with rennet
- a feast or picnic
- a pleasure trip
- ☆ an excursion, as by a public official, paid for out of public funds
Origin: ME joncate < ML *juncata, a sweetmeat, cream cheese < L juncus, a rush (see jonquil): because orig. brought to market in rush baskets
intransitive verb
to go on a junket or excursion, esp. one paid for out of public funds
transitive verb
to entertain at a feast
See junket in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A dessert made from flavored milk and rennet.
- A party, banquet, or outing.
- 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.
- To hold a party or banquet.
- To go on a junket.
To fete at a party or banquet.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English jonket, rush basket, a kind of food served on rushes, feast
Origin: , from Old North French jonquette, rush basket (probably from jonc, rush,)
Origin: or from Medieval Latin iuncāta, rush basket
Origin: , both from Latin iuncus, rush
.Related Forms:
- junˈket·er noun
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