tocante

Portuguese

Etymology

From tocar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈkɐ̃.te/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
  • Hyphenation: to‧can‧te

Adjective

tocante m or f (plural tocantes)

  1. touching; moving
    Synonym: comovente
    uma canção tocante ― a moving song
  2. concerning
    no tocante a este assunto ― as far as this issue is concerned

Derived terms

  • no tocante a

Spanish

Adjective

tocante (invariable)

  1. Only used in a handful of connecting phrases

Adjective

tocante m or f (masculine and feminine plural tocantes)

  1. touching

Further reading

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