jogatina
Portuguese, noun/ʒo.ɡaˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
jogatina is spelled J-O-G-A-T-I-N-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 43,826th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jogatina is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the habit or act of playing games (especially gambling games) compulsively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de jogos, incluindo os de azar”.
What does jogatina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe habit or act of playing games (especially gambling games) compulsively
- 2
feminineslangan instance of playing a game; gameplay
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjunto de jogos, incluindo os de azar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jogatina
- jogatinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jogatina?
- Brazil /ʒo.ɡaˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
- Portugal /ʒu.ɡɐˈti.nɐ/
- Portugal [ʒu.ɣɐˈti.nɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jogatina in Portuguese?
jogatina appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).