curinga

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu kuringa (“to kill”).[1][2] (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈɾĩ.ɡɐ/

  • Homophone: coringa
  • Hyphenation: cu‧rin‧ga

Noun

curinga m (plural curingas)

  1. (Brazil, card games) joker (playing card)
    Synonym: jóquer
  2. (Brazil, computing) wildcard (special character)

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
oito nove dez valete dama, rainha rei jóquer, curinga

See also

References

  1. ^ “curinga”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “curinga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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