curinga

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• coringa

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu kuringa (“to kill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾĩ.ɡɐ/

• Homophone: coringa (Portugal)
• Hyphenation: cu‧rin‧ga

Noun

curinga m (plural curingas)

1. (Brazil, card games) joker (playing card)

   Synonym: jóquer

2. (Brazil, computing) wildcard (special character)

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, bisca, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama	rei	jóquer, curinga

See also

• bobo