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ja(Korean units of measure) Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.jabalinaAlternative form of javelina.jaboticabaThe evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.jabuticabaAlternative spelling of jaboticaba.jacanaAny of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.jacarandaThe hard, dark wood of these trees.jacitaraThe jacitara palmjackaburra(obsolete, informal) Synonym of laughing kookaburra.jackoaAlternative form of gecko.jacobiniaThe flowering plant Justicia carnea.jacobitaCommerson's dolphinjacutingaA black-fronted piping guan (Pipile jacutinga).jaffaA type of sweet orange, normally seedless.jaga(Manglish, Singlish) To keep watch, to watch over.jagraAlternative form of jaggery (“unrefined sugar”).jagrata(Hinduism) A Hindu ritual consisting of an all-night vigil with singing and dancing, held in honour of a deity.jaguaA tree of species Genipa americana, native to the tropical forests of North and South America, as well as the Caribbean; genipap.jahaliaAlternative form of jahiliyyah.jahiliyaAlternative spelling of Jahiliyyah.jahilliya(Islam) A pre-Islamic period of ignorance and darkness.jalabiyaAlternative form of djellaba.jalapaThe convolvulaceous plant Ipomoea purga, whose roots are used to make the drug jalap.jalsa(Pakistani politics) a rally.jamahiriyaAlternative letter-case form of Jamahiriya.jambalayaAny of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking; most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham.jambiaAlternative spelling of jambiya.jambiyaAn Arabian (especially Yemeni) dagger with a short curved blade that is worn on a belt.jambolanaSyzygium cumini, a myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America with astringent bark and edible fruit.jambyaAlternative spelling of jambiya.jamochaAlternative form of jamoke.jamokaAlternative form of jamoke.jamooraA performer who acts as a sidekick in the traditional folk theatre of India and Pakistan.jamuraAlternative form of jamoora.janata(India, politics) The people; the populace.janbiaAlternative spelling of jambiya.janbiyaAlternative spelling of jambiya.jandayaAratinga jandaya, a small neotropical parrot with green wings and tail, reddish-orange body, yellow head and neck, orange cheeks, and black bill, native to wooded habitats in northeastern Brazil.jangadaA traditional wooden sailing raft of northern Brazil.janthinaAlternative form of ianthina.japa(Nigeria, colloquial) to emigrate from a country for better pay or working conditions.japalura(zoology) Any lizard of the genus Japalura.japamalaSynonym of mala (“religious set of beads”).japonicaAny of several plants originally native to Japan.jaquimaSynonym of hackamore (“type of bridle”).jaracacaAlternative form of jararaca (venomous snake of South America).jaraguaAn African grass, Hyparrhenia rufa, used as livestock feed.jararacaA venomous snake of species Bothrops jararaca, found in South America.jararakaAlternative spelling of jararaca.jargonaphasiaAlternative form of jargon aphasia.jariya(Islam) A slave-girl; a concubine.jataka(Buddhism) Any of a large number of Indian tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha.jathaAn armed body of Sikhs.jatobaCourbaril, a South American tree, Hymenaea courbariljatra(countable) An annual village festival in Maharashtra, India.jatrophaAny of several plants, of the genus Jatropha, native to the Northern Hemisphere; some have medicinal attributes and others are grown as a source of biodiesel.javaA blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.javelina(Canada, US) A peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu).jaziya(India) Alternative form of jizya.jebenaA kind of coffee pot used in Ethiopia, Eritrea and eastern Sudan.jeera(India, cooking) Cumin.jeevaatmaAlternative form of jivatma.jeevatmaAlternative form of jivatma.jeffersoniaAny of several herbs of the genus Jeffersonia (Berberidaceae), especially (Jeffersonia diphylla).jeliyaThe traditional music of the jeli (or griot) caste of the Mande people.jellabiyaAlternative form of djellaba.jerboaAny of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.jerigonzaA language game in Spanish in which the letter p is inserted after every syllable.jeropigaA liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine, found mainly in Portugal.jerupigiaAlternative form of geropigia.jesaA Korean memorial ceremony for the ancestors of the participants.jettatura(archaic) The evil eye.jetuka(India) Henna (Lawsonia inermis), as used in Assam.jezyaAlternative spelling of jizya.jhala(music) In Hindustani classical music, the fast-paced conclusion of a raga, often characterized by the overwhelming of the melodic component by the rhythmic component.jhana(Hinduism, Buddhism) Alternative spelling of dhyana.jharna(India) A spring of water.jharokaAlternative form of jharokha.jharokha(architecture) A type of enclosed overhanging balcony in Indian architecture.jhatka(Sikhism) Meat of an animal slaughtered in accordance with Sikh law.jheenga(India, cooking) Alternative form of jhinga.jhinga(India, cooking) prawnjhola(South Asia) a cloth sling bag, usually one considered cheap or simplejhoomiaAlternative form of jhummia.jhula(India) A suspension bridge.jhummiaA person or group using the form of agricultural cultivation called jhum.jhuna(obsolete) A kind of gauzy muslin used in India.jibbaAlternative form of jubbah.jiboa(obsolete) A boa constrictor.jiboiaAlternative form of jiboya.jiboya(uncommon) The boa constrictor.jicamaThe edible root of the yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico.jicaraA cup or bowl made from the fruit of the calabash tree.jighaTurban ornament.jigidaA string of beads worn around the waist by Nigerian women.jinja(religion) A Shinto place of worship.jinrickishaObsolete form of rickshaw.jinrickshaAlternative spelling of jinriksha.jinrikishaAlternative form of jinriksha.jinrikshaSynonym of rickshaw.jirgaA gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe.jiva(Jainism, Hinduism) All living beings; the essence or soul of such beings.jivaatmaAlternative form of jivatma.jivadaya(Hinduism, Jainism) kindness to animals (or to all living things)jivanmukta(Hinduism) A liberated being (not necessarily paramukta).jivatma(Hinduism, Jainism) An individual soul.jizya(Islam, historical) A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.jnana(Hinduism) The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality (Brahman).joanna(Cockney rhyming slang, often "old joanna") A piano.jocumaThe flowering plant Sideroxylon foetidissimum.joha(medicine, historical) A suspension of salvarsan in iodipin and anhydrous lanolin.joolaAlternative form of jhula.jootha(India, of food, utensils, etc.) Soiled by saliva and thus not suitable for somebody else to eat from.joshparaAlternative form of dushbara.jotaA traditional popular dance of the Iberian peninsula with regional variations.jubaAn American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.jubbaAlternative form of jubbah.judeophobiaAlternative letter-case form of Judeophobia.judoka(judo) A practitioner of the Japanese martial art of judo.jugaplural of jugumjugata(numismatics, sometimes postnominal) Side by side or joined.jujitsukaAlternative form of jujutsuka.jujutsukaA practitioner of any type of jujutsu/jujitsu martial arts, except judo.jumbrellaA broad, canopy-like umbrella, generally used to cover the outdoor patio of a restaurant or bar, either on its own (if it is of sufficient size) or in combination with others.jumma(India, historical) The total assessment (for land revenue) from any particular estate, or division of country.junctura(anatomy) joint, juncturejungermanniaAny of the genus Jungermannia of liverworts.junoniaAny butterfly of the genus Junonia.juntaThe ruling council of a military dictatorship.juraraloggerhead turtlejuremaThe Brazilian entheogen Mimosa tenuiflorajutka(India) A light horse-drawn cart.juvenalia(antiques and collectibles) items connected with children, such as toys, dolls, teddy bears, etc.juvenilia(chiefly literature) Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.juvenoia(neologism) The fear or hostility directed by an older generation toward a younger one, or toward youth culture in general.juvia(archaic) The brazil nut.juwansacamelthorn (Vachellia eriloba, formerly Acacia erioloba)juxtaIn males of most species of order Lepidoptera, an organ that supports the aedeagus and is located between the two valvae.jyotirlinga(Hinduism) A shrine where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam (pillar) of light."