toca

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) den, burrow
2. (feminine, figuratively) refuge, hiding place
3. (colloquial, feminine, figuratively) bedroom

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of tocar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of tocar:

tocar

1. (intransitive, transitive) to touch, to finger, to feel (tactually)
2. (figuratively, intransitive) to start addressing
3. (transitive) to play (a musical instrument)
4. (transitive) to sound, jingle, to honk, to ring (a bell, alarm, horn or similar object)
5. (Brazil, informal, transitive) to kick out, to expulse
6. (Brazil, informal, reflexive) to become aware; to realize or perceive

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Concepts

burrow

den

lair

rabbit burrow

rabbit hole

rabbit warren

tunnel

warren

bed

🛏️

woodwork

earth

quarry

Synonyms

túnel

cova

🕳️

covil

antro

Translations

tana

hol

🕳️

madriguera

terrier

Höhle

Bau

antre

cau

tanière

guarida

covo

garenne

terrier de lapin

Kaninchenhöhle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɔ.kɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish: tueca

In summary

Uncertain, with multiple theories:
* from Paleo-Hispanic;
* from Spanish tueca.

Sentences

Não venda a pele até que o urso na toca durma .

Do not sell the fur until the bear in the den has fallen asleep.

Um homem com uma bandana toca alguns instrumentos caseiros em uma cidade lotada .

A man with a bandana plays some homemade instruments in a crowded city.