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jeju

/ˈd͡ʒɛd͡ʒu/

jeju noun: a South American (Amazonian) erythrinid fish, Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (formerly sometimes Erythrinus unitaeniatus).

Noun (1)

jeju (plural jejus)

  1. A South American (Amazonian) erythrinid fish, Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (formerly sometimes Erythrinus unitaeniatus).
    • Finally he sent the jeju (Erythrinus unitaeniatus; these fish are covered with a slippery phlegm), which pushed the man out ...1946, Curt Nimuendajú, The Eastern Timbira
    • In the jeju, the swim bladder has a respiratory function, while in the aruana it is an hydrostatic organ. Both are physostomes, and the swim bladder is divided into 2 chambers whose walls are made up of 3 enveloping membranes or mantles.1981, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts

Proper noun capitalized: Jeju

Jeju

  1. An island, province, and city in South Korea.
    • A United States nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Annapolis, arrived in southwest South Korea’s Jeju island, just three days after another American submersible departed from the southeastern Busan port amid an escalation of regional tensions and the upcoming 70th anniversary of the end of the...
    • The USS Annapolis has arrived in Jeju to load supplies, a spokesperson for South Korea’s navy, Jang Do-young, said at a press conference on Monday.2023 July 24, “Another US nuclear-powered submarine arrives in South Korea”, in EFE, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2023
  2. An endangered language, sometimes considered a dialect of the Korean language, spoken on the island.
    Synonyms:
    Quelpart, Chi-chou

Noun (2) capitalized: Jeju

Jeju pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An ethnic group native to the island.

Synonyms of jeju

Forms of jeju

Noun
pluraljejus
Proper noun
alternative formCheju

Origin of jeju

From Tupian.

Borrowed from Korean 제주(濟州) (Jeju). Doublet of Cheju and Jizhou.

Phrases with jeju

Questions about jeju

What does jeju mean?
Jeju means a South American (Amazonian) erythrinid fish, Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (formerly sometimes Erythrinus unitaeniatus).
What part of speech is jeju?
Jeju can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce jeju?
Jeju is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛd͡ʒu/.
What is the plural of jeju?
The plural of jeju is jejus.

Words near jeju in the dictionary

  1. jehus
  2. Jeir
  3. jejeunostomies
  4. jejeunostomy
  5. jejeunum
  6. jeju
  7. Jeju dog
  8. Jeju dogs
  9. Jeju-do
  10. jejuna
  11. jejunal

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