brincar

== Asturian == === Verb === brincar (first-person singular indicative present brinco, past participle brincáu) alternative form of blincar ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “brincar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “blincar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Galician == === Verb === brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinquei, past participle brincado) to play to jump around ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “brincar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “brincar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Probably from brinco (“merriment”) +‎ -ar or less likely from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną (“to gleam, glitter, flash”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: brin‧car === Verb === brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinquei, past participle brincado) to play, as in child's play or "playing around" Eles brincam de esconde-esconde. ― They play hide-and-seek. to act with levity or thoughtlessness Brincar com fogo ― play with fire to joke, to kid Só estou brincando. ― I'm just kidding. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “brincar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese brincar, a verb based on Portuguese brinco, from Latin vinculum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɾinˈkaɾ/ [bɾĩŋˈkaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: brin‧car === Verb === brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinqué, past participle brincado) (intransitive) to jump around, leap about, bounce (to propel oneself rapidly upward) Synonym: saltar (intransitive) to frolic, gambol (to move about playfully and uninhibitedly) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “brincar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “brincar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 665