gincana
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Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English gymkhana.
Pronunciation
Noun
gincana f (plural gincane)
Further reading
- gincana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
gincana on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English gymkhana, from Hindi गेंदख़ाना (gendxānā) / Urdu گیندخانا (gendxānā, “racquet court”), influenced by English gymnastics and gymnasium.
Pronunciation
Noun
gincana f (plural gincanas)
- (motor sports) a competition involving the display of driving skills
- a competition where teams (or, less commonly, individuals) compete in activities that are fun rather than sportslike, such as treasure hunts, quizzes and sack races
Further reading
- “gincana”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “gincana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English gymkhana.
Pronunciation
Noun
gincana f (plural gincanas)
Further reading
- “gincana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10