curinga
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Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Kimbundu kuringa (“to kill”).[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
curinga m (plural curingas)
- (Brazil, card games) joker (playing card)
- Synonym: jóquer
- (Brazil, computing) wildcard (special character)
See also[edit]
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| oito | nove | dez | valete | dama | rei | jóquer, curinga |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “curinga” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “curinga” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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