tocata
Portuguese, noun/toˈka.tɐ/
tocata is spelled T-O-C-A-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese, the 161,170th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tocata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “toccata (musical piece designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peça musical breve instrumental”.
What does tocata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetoccata (musical piece designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. peça musical breve instrumental 2. toque de instrumento
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 tocata
- tocatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tocata?
- Brazil /toˈka.tɐ/
- Portugal /tuˈka.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tocata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tocata in Portuguese?
tocata appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).