jugar

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan jugar, from Latin iocārī. Compare Occitan jogar.

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Verb

jugar (first-person singular present jugo, first-person singular preterite juguí, past participle jugat)

  1. (intransitive) to play
  2. (intransitive) to play
    Jugar a lladres i serenosto play cops and robbers
  3. (intransitive) to gamble
  4. (transitive, reflexive) to bet (something)
    (idiomatic) Jugar-s'hi les garrofesto risk one's means of living (literally, “to bet one's carobs on something”)

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Ladino

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Etymology

From Old Spanish jugar, from Latin iocārī.

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jugar (Latin spelling)

  1. to play

Romanian

Etymology

From jug +‎ -ar or from Latin iugārius, from iugum (yoke).

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Adjective

jugar m or n (feminine singular jugară, masculine plural jugari, feminine and neuter plural jugare)

  1. (regional, of oxen) of a yoke, good or fitting for a yoke

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Noun

jugar m (plural jugari)

  1. (regional) a yoked oxen

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iocārī. Compare Portuguese jogar and, more distantly, English joke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xuˈɡaɾ/
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  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ju‧gar

Verb

jugar (first-person singular present juego, first-person singular preterite jugué, past participle jugado)

  1. to play
  2. to risk, take a chance
  3. (Louisiana) to play (an instrument)

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Descendants

  • Papiamentu: hunga
  • Cebuano: sugal
  • Bikol Central: sugal
  • Tagalog: sugal

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