junket

(juŋkit)

noun

  1. milk sweetened, flavored, and thickened into curd with rennet
  2. a feast or picnic
  3. a pleasure trip
  4. ☆ 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

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See junket in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.
verb jun·ket·ed, jun·ket·ing, jun·kets
verb, intransitive
  1. To hold a party or banquet.
  2. To go on a junket.
verb, transitive
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

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Related Forms:

  • junˈket·er noun

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