Definition
Dense tropical forests with thick vegetation, found in warm regions near the equator.
Etymology
From Hindi 'jangal' meaning 'wilderness' or 'uncultivated ground,' borrowed into English through colonial contact in India. The word originally just meant 'wasteland' but took on specific ecological meaning.
Kelly Says
Rainforests and jungles are being called 'the planet's lungs'—they produce about 20% of the world's oxygen and store incredible plant and animal diversity, yet we're losing them at a rate of about 10 million hectares per year!
Translations
CACatalà
jungles
dʒuŋɡles
CSČeština
džungle
dʒuŋɡəl
DADansk
jungler
jʌŋɡəl-ər
DEDeutsch
Dschungel
dʒuŋɡəl
ELΕλληνικά
ζούγκλες
dʒuŋɡles
ESEspañol
junglas
hungan-yas
FRFrançais
jungles
zhon-ɡəl
HEעברית
джуנגלים
dʒuŋɡel-im
HUMagyar
dzsungel
dʒuŋɡəl
IDBahasa Indonesia
hutan
hù-tan
ITItaliano
giungle
dʒuŋɡle
MSBahasa Melayu
hutan
hu-tan
NLNederlands
regenwouden
re-hen-voud-en
NONorsk
jungler
jʊŋɡəl-ər
PLPolski
dżunglie
dʒuŋɡlie
PTPortuguês
selvas
seh-lvas
RUРусский
джунгли
dʒuŋɡli
SVSvenska
djungel
dʒuŋɡəl
SWKiswahili
misitu
mi-si-tu
TLTL
kagubatan
ka-gu-ba-tan
TRTürkçe
ormanlar
or-man-lar
UKУкраїнська
джунглі
dʒuŋɡli
ZUZU
isiphondo
ee-see-fon-do