Where does “joquempô” come from?
joquempô (Portuguese) comes from Japanese じゃんけんぽん, from Japanese じゃんけん — じゃん拳 rock paper scissors.
joquempô (Portuguese): roshambo; rock-paper-scissors
Definitions
- roshambo; rock-paper-scissors
Ancestry of “joquempô”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | じゃんけんぽん | Synonym of じゃん拳 |
| 2 | Japanese | じゃんけん | じゃん拳 rock paper scissors |