tocaia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈkaj.ɐ/ [toˈkaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈkaj.a/ [toˈkaɪ̯.a]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Tupi (t)okaîa (“shack”).

Noun

tocaia f (plural tocaias)

  1. ambush (act of concealing oneself and waiting to attack by surprise)

Etymology 2

Verb

tocaia

  1. inflection of tocaiar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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