jogo da velha

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “old woman's game”.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu dɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ/ [ˈʒo.ɣu ðɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu dɐ ˈbɛ.ʎɐ/ [ˈʒo.ɣu ðɐ ˈβɛ.ʎɐ]

Noun

jogo da velha m (plural jogos da velha, metaphonic) (Brazil)

  1. (games) tic-tac-toe
    Synonym: (Portugal) jogo do galo
  2. (colloquial) number sign (the character #)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cerquilha

Further reading

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