toca
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɔ.kɐ/
toca is spelled T-O-C-A (4 letters) and appears 36 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Toca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “den, burrow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of tocar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “buraco, natural ou aberto por alguns animais (roedores, aves, desdentados, etc.), usado como abrigo em…”.
What does toca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineden, burrow
- 2
femininerefuge, hiding place
- 3
colloquialfemininebedroom
- 4
feminineroot (of a plant)
noun
- 1
masculinetag (children's chasing game)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. buraco, natural ou aberto por alguns animais (roedores, aves, desdentados, etc.), usado como abrigo em árvores, solo, pedras ou outros ambientes (como a casa de troncos do castor) 2. local usado para se esconder ou proteger 3. casa reles, miserável 4. parte da planta que a fixa ao solo e dele retira nutrientes
adjective: 1. feminino de toco
verb: 1. terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tocar 2. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo tocar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of toca
- tocas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce toca?
- Brazil /ˈtɔ.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈtɔ.kɐ/
- Brazil /tˈɔ.kə/ (São Paulo)
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to toca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is toca in Portuguese?
toca appears 36 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).