yonke

See also: Yonke

Spanish

Alternative forms

• yonque

Etymology

Possibly a clipping of English junkyard.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝonke/ [ˈɟ͡ʝõŋ.ke]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝonke/ [ˈɟ͡ʝõŋ.ke]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃonke/ [ˈʃõŋ.ke]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒonke/ [ˈʒõŋ.ke]

• Rhymes: -onke
• Syllabification: yon‧ke

Noun

yonke m (plural yonkes)

1. (slang, Mexico) junk yard, scrapyard

   Synonym: chatarrería

   • 2017 October 6, “Seduma inspecciona yonkes en Reynosa”, in Milenio‎^[1]:

     Estrella Hernández dijo que la inspección se realizó en la colonia Balcones de Alcalá donde se detectaron muchos yonkes "caseros" a quienes también se les hizo el llamado para que retiren esas unidades inservibles que se encuentra en la vía pública.

     Estrella Hernández said that the inspection was carried out in the Balcones de Alcalá neighborhood where many "amateur" junkyards were detected, who were also called to remove those useless units that are on public roads.