English
jungle
1776, borrowed from Hindi जंगल / Urdu جنگل, from Sanskrit जङ्गल. Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
Noun

jungle

  1. A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals.
  2. (colloquial) A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.
    It’s a jungle out there.
    • […] lost in such a jungle of intrigues, pettifoggings, treacheries, diplomacies domestic and foreign […]
  3. (slang) An area where hobos camp together.
  4. (uncountable) A style of electronic music related to drum and bass.
  5. (UK) A migrant camp.
  6. (Israel, Texas, US) A desert region.
  7. (golf, slang) Dense rough.
    Synonyms: tiger country
    • 2006, Rob Blumer, ‎Rex Chaney, Essential golf instruction (page 167)
      Hitting from the Jungle. The rough at some courses is just weeds and sparse grass, as often as not giving a player a decent lie to shoot from. But grass above four inches is nasty. It will grab your club and alter your shots.
  8. (vulgar, slang) A hairy vulva.
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