tônica

See also: tonica and tónica

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtõ.ni.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈto.ni.ka/

  • Hyphenation: tô‧ni‧ca

Noun

tônica f (plural tônicas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. (music) tonic (first note of a scale)
  2. (grammar) the stressed vowel or consonant of a word
  3. (figurative) the main or highlighted idea or subject of something

Adjective

tônica

  1. feminine singular of tônico