sinuca

Portuguese

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of English snooker.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈnu.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈnu.ka/

  • Rhymes: -ukɐ
  • Hyphenation: si‧nu‧ca

Noun

sinuca f (plural sinucas)

  1. (Brazil) snooker (a variety of snooker in which, on a rectangular table covered in green felt and with six holes, eight balls of different colors and values are rolled with a wooden cue, the winner scoring the most points by using the white ball to put all the others into any of the holes.)
    Hypernym: bilhar
    1. (Brazil) snooker (square table or establishment where this game is played.)
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