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