jogo de azar

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “game of misfortune”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi aˈza(ʁ)/ [ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi aˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi aˈza(ʁ)/ [ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi aˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi aˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi aˈza(ʁ)/ [ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi aˈza(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi aˈza(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒo.ɡo de aˈza(ʁ)/ [ˈʒo.ɡo de aˈza(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu d‿ɐˈzaɾ/ [ˈʒo.ɣu ð‿ɐˈzaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu d‿ɐˈzaɾ/ [ˈʒo.ɣu ð‿ɐˈzaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu d‿ɐˈza.ɾi/ [ˈʒo.ɣu ð‿ɐˈza.ɾi]

Noun

jogo de azar m (plural jogos de azar, metaphonic)

1. a game that involves gambling

Further reading

• “jogo de azar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026