xogar

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Galician

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese jogar, from Latin iocārī. Compare Portuguese jogar, Asturian xugar, Spanish jugar.

Pronunciation

Verb

xogar (first-person singular present xogo, first-person singular preterite xoguei, past participle xogado)

  1. (intransitive) to play
  2. (transitive with a) to play (a game, sports, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to gamble
    Synonym: arriscar

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References

  • jogar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • xogar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • xogar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • xogar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.