curinga
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Kimbundu kuringa (“to kill”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]curinga m (plural curingas)
- (Brazil, card games) joker (playing card)
- Synonym: jóquer
- (Brazil, computing) wildcard (special character)
See also
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “curinga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “curinga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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