el
masculine
/ˈxweɣo/
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Translation
game, play
Word origin
From Latin iocus ('jest, joke, sport'). The sense broadened in Spanish to 'game, play'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- iocus
- English cognates
- joke, jocular
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Examples
requiere mucha .
The card game requires a lot of attention.
.
Children learn best through play.
popular España.
It is a very popular board game in Spain.
, .
It is your turn, there is a lot of money at stake.
.
They bought a set of knives for the kitchen.
Used in
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