yonqui

Spanish

Alternative forms

• yonki

Etymology

English junkie

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʝonki/ [ˈɟ͡ʝõŋ.ki]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝonki/ [ˈɟ͡ʝõŋ.ki]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃonki/ [ˈʃõŋ.ki]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒonki/ [ˈʒõŋ.ki]

Noun

yonqui m or f (plural yonquis)

1. (colloquial) junkie, drug addict

Synonyms

• drogadicto