tocar

Meaning

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

Hyphenated as

to‧car

Pronounced as (IPA)

/toˈka(ʁ)/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

Sentences

Ela aprendeu a tocar piano na escola de música .

She learned to play the piano in music school.

A guitarra quebrou e ela não podia mais tocar .

The guitar broke and she couldn't play anymore.

Os cortes começam a tocar a pêra da verdade .

The cuts begin to touch the pear of truth.