sinuca

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English snooker.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnu.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnu.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnu.ka/

• Rhymes: -ukɐ
• Hyphenation: si‧nu‧ca

Noun

sinuca f (plural sinucas)

1. (Brazil) snooker (a variety of snooker in which, on a rectangular table covered in green felt and with six holes, eight balls of different colors and values are rolled with a wooden cue, the winner scoring the most points by using the white ball to put all the others into any of the holes.)
   1. (Brazil) snooker (square table or establishment where this game is played.)