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joc.

game (a playful or competitive activity)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʒo̞k]Northern[ˈʒɔk]Balearic, Central, Northwestern[ˈd͡ʒɔk]Valencia

  1. game (a playful or competitive activity)

    masculine

  2. play (activity for amusement)

    masculine · uncountable

  3. gambling

    masculine

  4. kit, set, service (any collection of items needed for a certain purpose)

    masculine

  5. assembly (set of pieces working together in a mechanism)

    masculine

  6. rank, register

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan joc, from Latin iocus (“pastime, sport”). Compare Occitan jòc, French jeu, Spanish juego.

adj[ˈʒuk]Northern[ˈʒok]Balearic, Central, Northwestern[ˈd͡ʒok]Valencia

  1. lying down, in bed

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Frankish *juk (“perch, roost”).

noun[ˈʒuk]Northern[ˈʒok]Balearic, Central, Northwestern[ˈd͡ʒok]Valencia

  1. roost (for birds)

    feminine · masculine

  2. perch (in a bird cage)

    feminine · masculine

  3. nest

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Frankish *juk (“perch, roost”).

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