jugar

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *jocāre, *iocāre, from Latin iocārī, present active infinitive of iocor (“I joke, jest; I play”). Compare Occitan jogar, French jouer, Spanish jugar.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈɡa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuˈɡaɾ/

jugar (first-person singular present jugo, past participle jugat)

1. to play

• joc
• jugador

• IPA^(key): [ʒuˈɡar]

jugar (Latin spelling)

1. to play

From jug +‎ -ar or from Latin iugārius, from iugum (“yoke”).

• IPA^(key): /ʒuˈɡar/

jugar m or n (feminine singular jugară, masculine plural jugari, feminine and neuter plural jugare)

1. (regional, of oxen) of a yoke, good or fitting for a yoke

jugar m (plural jugari)

1. (regional) a yoked oxen

• jug
• înjuga

From Vulgar Latin *jocāre, *iocāre, from Latin iocārī, present active infinitive of iocor (“I joke, jest; I play”). Cognates with English joke, French jouer, and Portuguese jogar.

• IPA^(key): /xuˈɡaɾ/, [xuˈɣaɾ]

jugar (first-person singular present juego, first-person singular preterite jugué, past participle jugado)

1. to play
2. to risk, take a chance
3. (Louisiana) to play (an instrument)

• Rule: u becomes ue in stressed syllables; g becomes a gu before e.