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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

brincar.

to play, as in child's play or "playing around"

7 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/bɾĩˈka(ʁ)/Brazil[bɾĩˈka(h)]Brazil/bɾĩˈka(ɾ)/São-Paulo/bɾĩˈka(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to play, as in child's play or "playing around"

    Eles brincam de esconde-esconde.
  2. to act with levity or thoughtlessness

    Brincar com fogo
  3. to joke, to kid

    Só estou brincando.
Where this word comes from

Probably from brinco (“merriment”) + -ar or less likely from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną (“to gleam, glitter, flash”).

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