curinga
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Kimbundu kuringa (“to kill”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
curinga m (plural curingas)
- (Brazil, card games) joker (playing card)
- Synonym: jóquer
- (Brazil, computing) wildcard (special character)
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References
- ^ “curinga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “curinga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024