joquempô
Appearance
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Japanese じゃんけんぽん (jankenpon).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]joquempô m (uncountable)
- (games) roshambo; rock-paper-scissors
- Synonym: pedra-papel-tesoura
- 2012, Vinícius Calderoni, “Joquempô”:
- Pode crer / Que não existe passo em falso, acaso ou contrapé / Enquanto cara ou coroa, moeda para em pé / Enquanto a gente empata em pedra nesse joquempô
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
[edit]- “joquempô”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
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- pt:Rock paper scissors