gincana
Italian
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒinˈka.na/
 - Rhymes: -ana
 - Hyphenation: gin‧cà‧na
 
Further reading
    
- gincana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
 
 gincana on the Italian  Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Portuguese
    
    Alternative forms
    
- ginkana (dated)
 
Etymology
    
Borrowed from English gymkhana, from Hindi गेंदख़ाना (gendxānā) / Urdu گیندخانا (gendxānā, “racquet court”), influenced by English gymnastics and gymnasium.
Pronunciation
    
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒĩˈkɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒĩˈkɐ.na/
 
 
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒĩˈkɐ.nɐ/
 
Noun
    
gincana f (plural gincanas)
- (motor sports) a competition involving the display of driving skills
 - a competition where teams (or, less commonly, individuals) compete in activities that are fun rather than sportslike, such as treasure hunts, quizzes and sack races
 
Further reading
    
- “gincana” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
 - “gincana” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
 
Spanish
    
    Alternative forms
    
- ginkana, gymkhana
 
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /xinˈkana/ [xĩŋˈka.na]
 - Rhymes: -ana
 - Syllabification: gin‧ca‧na
 
Further reading
    
- “gincana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
 
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