doca
Portuguese
Etymology
From English dock, from Middle English dock (“mud channel”), from Middle Dutch docke (“channel”) (modern dok (“lock, segment of a canal”)), from Italian doccia (“conduit, canal”) or Medieval Latin ducta, ductus (“conduit, canal”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdɔ.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: do‧ca
Noun
doca f (plural docas)
- (nautical) dock