joquempô

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese じゃんけんぽん (jankenpon).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒɔ.kẽˈpo/
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Hyphenation: jo‧quem‧pô

Noun

joquempô m (uncountable)

  1. (games) roshambo; rock-paper-scissors
    Synonym: pedra-papel-tesoura
    • 2012, Vinícius Calderoni, “Joquempô”:
      Pode crer / Que não existe passo em falso, acaso ou contrapé / Enquanto cara ou coroa, moeda para em pé / Enquanto a gente empata em pedra nesse joquempô
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

  • “joquempô”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
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