English

Noun

video game ‎(plural video games)

1. A type of game existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, and played on a video terminal or television screen. Controlled by a paddle, joystick, joypad, mouse, keyboard, or a combination of any of them.

Related terms

• electronic game
• computer game
• mobile game

Translations

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• videogame, vídeo-game, vídeo game, vídeo game, videogueime (rare)

Etymology

Borrowing from English video game

Noun

video game m (plural video games)

1. video game (software game)
2. (Brazil) video game console

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:video game.

Synonyms

• (video game): videojogo
• (video game console): console