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Portuguese
Etymology
From Japanese じゃんけんぽん (jankenpon).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- “joquempô”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024