jogo
Meaning
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- (masculine) play
- (masculine) game; sport
- (masculine) gaming
- (masculine) video game
- (masculine) set
- (masculine) gambling
Frequency
Hyphenated as
jo‧go
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʒo.ɡu/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese jogo, from Latin iocus. Compare Galician xogo and Spanish juego.
New
jogar
- (intransitive,transitive) to play (to participate in a sport or game)
- (transitive) to throw; to hurl (to shove an object away)
- (transitive) to hand (something) over by throwing
- (intransitive,transitive) to gamble (to play risky games, especially casino games)
- (intransitive) to bet (to place a bet)
- (broadly,intransitive) to bet on (to place one’s hopes or efforts on)
- (intransitive) to agitate or oscillate
- (intransitive) to match; to go with (to form a good combination with)
- (figuratively,pronominal) to immerse oneself (to become completely involved)
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