"jogo do tigrinho" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʒo.ɡu du t͡ʃiˈɡɾĩ.ɲu/ [Brazil], [ˈʒo.ɡu du t͡ʃiˈɡɾĩ.j̃u] [Brazil], /ˈʒo.ɡu du t͡ʃiˈɡɾĩ.ɲu/ [Brazil], [ˈʒo.ɡu du t͡ʃiˈɡɾĩ.j̃u] [Brazil], /ˈʒo.ɡo do t͡ʃiˈɡɾi.ɲo/ [Southern-Brazil] Forms: jogos do tigrinho [plural], metaphonic [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “little tiger game”, initially a nickname to the Fortune Tiger gambling app and later genericized to other similar games. Etymology templates: {{m-g|little tiger game}} “little tiger game”, {{lit|little tiger game}} Literally, “little tiger game” Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|~|meta=1}} jogo do tigrinho m (countable and uncountable, plural jogos do tigrinho, metaphonic)
  1. (Brazil, gambling, colloquial) cybercasino Wikipedia link: pt:Jogo do Tigrinho Tags: Brazil, colloquial, countable, masculine, uncountable Synonyms: tigrinho

Alternative forms

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