jugar
Meaning
- to play
- to risk, take a chance
- (Louisiana) to play (an instrument)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ju‧gar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/xuˈɡaɾ/
Etymology
Inherited from Latin iocārī. Compare Portuguese jogar and, more distantly, English joke.
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