English · Travel & Places
jungle
/ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/
[/ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/]
dense tropical forest
Intermediatenoun
Definition
A thick, tangled tropical forest with dense vegetation and many wild animals.
Example
Explorers hacked their way through the dense jungle, surrounded by exotic birds and loud insects.
Explorers hacked their way through the dense jungle, surrounded by exotic birds and loud insects.
Etymology
From Hindi/Urdu 'jangal', meaning wasteland or uncultivated land.
How & Where It’s Used
Used for tropical wilderness and figuratively for chaos.
Literary Heritage
Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' (1894) popularized the word in English literature.