curinga
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Kimbundu kuringa (“to kill”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
curinga m (plural curingas)
- (Brazil, card games) joker (playing card)
- Synonym: jóquer
- (Brazil, computing) wildcard (special character)
See also edit
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References edit
- ^ “curinga” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “curinga” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.