'Jungle' is a word borrowed from Hindi 'jungle'. The word entered the English language some time around 1776.
jungle [noun] [1776]
- an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation
- a tract overgrown with thickets or masses of vegetation
- a hobo camp
- a confused or disordered mass of objects
- jumble
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Etymology: Hindi 'jaṅgal' & Urdu 'jangal' forest, from Sanskrit 'jaṅgala' desert region
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