gincana

Italian

Alternative forms

• gimcana, gimkana, gymkhana

Etymology

Borrowed from English gymkhana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒinˈka.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: gin‧cà‧na

Noun

gincana f (plural gincane)

1. gymkhana

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/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒĩˈkɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒĩˈkɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒĩˈkɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒĩˈkɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒĩˈka.nɐ/

Noun

gincana f (plural gincanas)

1. (motor sports) a competition involving the display of driving skills
2. 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 (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “gincana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ginkana, gymkhana

Etymology

Borrowed from English gymkhana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xinˈkana/ [xĩŋˈka.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: gin‧ca‧na

Noun

gincana f (plural gincanas)

1. gymkhana

   Synonyms: prueba, concurso

Further reading

• “gincana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014