how to pronounce hunky

/ˈhʌŋkiː/

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hunky is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hunky in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that yeah I'm a hunky piece of man-meat …”

meanings of hunky

adjective:

Even; square; on equal footing with.
Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.
All right; in good condition.
Shaped like a hunk, or piece; chunky.

noun:

Alternative letter-case form of hunky (“Hungarian, eastern European").
A Hungarian or other eastern European, e.g. a Romanian or a Slav. (Sometimes applied (like honky) to any white person.).

hunky frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hunky occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.