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Portuguese
Noun
melé m (plural melés)
- (Brazil, card games) joker (playing card that features a picture of a jester)
- Synonyms: (Brazil) curinga, (Portugal) jóquer
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈle/
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: me‧lé
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French mêlée.
Noun
melé f (plural melés)
- (rugby) scrum
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
melé
- first-person singular preterite indicative of melar
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