Iocar

Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *jocāre, *iocāre, from Latin iocārī, present active infinitive of iocor ("I joke, jest; I play"). Compare Aromanian gioc, Catalan jugar, French jouer, Galician xogar, Italian giocare, Neapolitan jucà, Occitan jogar, Portuguese jogar, Romanian juca, Spanish jugar.

Verb
iocar (first-person singular present ioco, first-person singular preterite iokè, past participle iocau)
 * 1) to play (a game)
 * 2) to risk, take a chance
 * 3) Second-person plural (vós) affirmative imperative form of the verb iocar.

Conjugation

 * Rule: c becomes a k before e or i.
 * Infinitive: iocar
 * Gerund: iocandu

Derived terms

 * iocande
 * iocar a gerra ganà
 * iocar cun focu
 * iocar-se tou

Related terms

 * iocà
 * iocapel
 * iocapilià
 * iocu