tocca
Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Lombard toh, from Lombardic *tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk; compare German Tuch (“cloth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔk.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɔkka
- Hyphenation: tòc‧ca
Noun
tocca f (plural tocche)
- (usually in the plural) type of sacred trimming, like a chevron, woven with metallic foil and hemp
- (archaic) silk cloth woven with gold or silver threads
Etymology 2
Deverbal from toccare (“to touch”) + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtok.ka/
- Rhymes: -okka
- Hyphenation: tóc‧ca
Noun
tocca f (plural tocche)
- (archaic) alloy of gold with other metals
- (archaic, also figurative) touchstone (a stone used to check the quality of gold alloys)
- litmus (test)
- (Tuscany) crack in a road's pavement (as felt by a passing vehicle)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtok.ka/
- Rhymes: -okka
- Hyphenation: tóc‧ca
Adjective
tocca
- feminine singular of tocco (“touched (not totally sane); bruised (of fruit)”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtok.ka/
- Rhymes: -okka
- Hyphenation: tóc‧ca
Verb
tocca
- inflection of toccare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- tacco, taccò