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, curinga

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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