tocar madera
Spanish, verb[t̪oˈkaɾ maˈð̞eɾa]
tocar madera is spelled T-O-C-A-R-M-A-D-E-R-A (11 letters). Tocar madera is a Spanish verb meaning “to knock on wood (US), to touch wood (UK, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tocar madera mean in English?
verb
- 1
to knock on wood (US), to touch wood (UK, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Usada para ahuyentar una posible desgracia o evitar que algo salga mal.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tocar madera
- toco madera first-person present singular
- toqué madera first-person preterite singular
- tocado madera participle past
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tocar madera?
- [t̪oˈkaɾ maˈð̞eɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.