comodín

Spanish

Etymology

From the adjective cómodo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /komoˈdin/ [ko.moˈð̞ĩn]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: co‧mo‧dín

Adjective

comodín (feminine comodina, masculine plural comodines, feminine plural comodinas)

  1. general purpose; generic; wild card
    • 2017 September 1, “Espino , héroe para unos pero un vago para otros”, in Frontera.info‎:
      Esa directiva comodina que tanto criticó al gobierno estatal anterior, por la construcción del estadio en un lugar inadecuado, y que nunca se opuso al nombre de Nuevo Sonora.
      That wild card directive that so criticized the previous state government for the construction of the stadium in an inappropriate place, and that never opposed the name of Nuevo Sonora.

Noun

comodín m (plural comodines)

  1. joker
  2. (card games) joker
  3. (card games) wild card, wildcard
  4. dummy, placeholder
  5. lifeline
    En el programa de juego "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", los concursantes pueden recibir hasta tres comodines.
    In the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", the contestants can receive up to three lifelines.

See also
Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)
as dos tres cuatro cinco seis siete
ocho nueve diez sota reina rey comodín

Further reading
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