tocaia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈkaj.ɐ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tocaia f (plural tocaias)

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

Verb

tocaia

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

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