Bolivian Yungas

proper noun

a tropical moist forest ecoregion in central Bolivia.

OriginSpanish yungas ← Aymara yunka ← Quechua yunka →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Bolivian Yungas pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlya tropical moist forest ecoregion in central Bolivia.

Origin

  1. Quechuayunka
  2. Aymarayunka
  3. Spanishyungas“tropical valleys”
  4. EnglishBolivian Yungas

From Bolivian + Yungas, Yungas from Spanish yungas (“tropical valleys”), plural of yunga, either from Aymara yunka or Quechua yunka.

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Translations

Spanish región de Los Yungas
  • región de Los Yungasmountain range
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APA

Bolivian Yungas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bolivian%20Yungas

MLA

“Bolivian Yungas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bolivian%20Yungas. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bolivian Yungas,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bolivian%20Yungas.

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