jugar

Meaning

1. to play
2. to risk, take a chance
3. (Louisiana) to play (an instrument)

Concepts

play

toy

gamble

perform

playing

dally

fiddle

diddle

enact

move

put

register

regulate

represent

romp

speculate in stocks

stand for

take on

twiddle

wanton

at play

act

sport

act for

describe

encounter

express

fun

game

go

judge

🧑‍⚖️

meet

Synonyms

tocar

apostar

recrearse

especular

enunciar

expresar

interpretación

mover

pasar

representar

retozar

burlarse

enfrentarse

holgarse

jugarse

jugar con pelotas

tincar

ir a jugar

rigiar

birrear

birriar

describir

estarse burlando

ejecución

Hyphenated as

ju‧gar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/xuˈɡaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: iocor

Cognate with Portuguese: jogar

Cognate with English: joke

In summary

Inherited from Latin iocārī. Compare Portuguese jogar and, more distantly, English joke.

Sentences

La niña decidió dejar atrás las muñecas , y jugar al fútbol .

The girl decided to leave the dolls behind, and play football.

Su mayor ventaja es que sabe jugar de cara al aro y de espaldas .

His biggest advantage is that he knows how to play face-to-face and back.