curinga

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu kuringa (“to kill”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈɾĩ.ɡɐ/

  • Homophone: coringa (Portugal)
  • 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 rei jóquer, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

See also

References
  1. “curinga” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “curinga” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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