"curinga" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /kuˈɾĩ.ɡɐ/ Forms: curingas [plural], coringa [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kimbundu kuringa (“to kill”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|kmb|kuringa||to kill}} Borrowed from Kimbundu kuringa (“to kill”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} curinga m (plural curingas)
  1. (Brazil, card games) joker (playing card) Tags: Brazil, masculine Synonyms: jóquer
    Sense id: en-curinga-pt-noun-WzkC2ydb Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Card games, Card games Disambiguation of Card games: 54 46 Topics: card-games, games
  2. (Brazil, computing) wildcard (special character) Tags: Brazil, masculine
    Sense id: en-curinga-pt-noun-BkHdBGqv Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Computing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender, Card games Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 38 62 Disambiguation of Card games: 54 46 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bobo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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