giocare.
to play, specifically:
Meaning & usage
to play, specifically: to play a game, for fun or as a pastime
I bambini giocano in giardino
to play, specifically: to do something for fun
Il gatto gioca col topo
to play, specifically: to partake in a sport or game
Oggi giochiamo a tennis
Fortunato in amor non giochi a carte
to play, specifically: to act as required from a game
Tocca a te giocare
to play, specifically: to participate in a sporting match
Domani la Roma giocherà col Napoli
to play, specifically: to put into action (in a game)
Giocare una carta
to respond to bait (of birds)
to have a gambling addiction
to put as stake (in a game)
to put as stake (in a game) to bet, wager
to spend or waste (time) playing
to deceive or manipulate
to use (something) skillfully
to have backlash (of a mechanism)
Questo ingranaggio gioca un po' troppo
to be important, to matter
to make the most of, to take advantage of
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin iocārī. By surface analysis, gioco (“game”) + -are. Cognate with Sicilian jucari.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.