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jogo.

play

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʒo.ɡu/Brazil/ˈʒo.ɡu/Portugal[ˈʒo.ɣu]Portugal/ˈʒo.ɡu/Portugal, Southern

  1. play

    masculine

  2. game; sport

    masculine

  3. gaming

    masculine

  4. video game

    masculine

  5. set

    masculine

  6. gambling

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese jogo, from Latin iocus. Compare Galician xogo and Spanish juego.

verb/ˈʒɔ.ɡu/Brazil/ˈʒɔ.ɡu/Portugal[ˈʒɔ.ɣu]Portugal/ˈʒɔ.ɡu/Portugal, Southern

  1. first-person singular present indicative of jogar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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