tónica
See also: tonica and tônica
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- tônica (Brazilian)
Noun
tónica f (plural tónicas) (European spelling)
- (music) tonic (first note of a scale)
- (grammar) the stressed vowel or consonant of a word
- (figurative) the main or highlighted idea or subject of something
Adjective
tónica
- feminine singular of tónico
Spanish
Noun
tónica f (plural tónicas)
- tonic
Adjective
tónica
- feminine singular of tónico
Further reading
- “tónico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014