juego

game

noun HWEH-goh Common

Origin: from Latin iocus (jest, play)

Also means

play; gambling

Usage Note

Juego covers board games, sports matches, and gambling. The phrase en juego means 'at stake' (hay mucho en juego — 'there is a lot at stake'). Juego de palabras is a 'play on words' (pun). Note that juego is the first-person present and the third-person present of the stem-changing verb jugar (to play: yo juego, él juega), so context determines whether it is a noun or verb form.

Examples

"El juego termina en empate."

Natural Translation

The game ends in a draw.

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