touca
Portuguese, noun/ˈto(w).kɐ/
touca is spelled T-O-U-C-A (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Touca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “knit cap; beanie; bobble hat (cap worn for protection from the cold)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vestimenta que cobre a parte superior da cabeça”.
What does touca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineknit cap; beanie; bobble hat (cap worn for protection from the cold)
- 2
feminineswim cap
- 3
femininewimple
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pé do castanheiro cortado, do nascem ramos que se deixam crescer para logo cortar e fazer os arcos ou aduelas dos barris 2. cepo, parte que fica de uma árvore abatida 3. pé cortado da cana-de-açúcar 4. terreno limitado inculto, impenetrável, às vezes com árvores, usado para lenha, moita, bouça
noun: 1. vestimenta que cobre a parte superior da cabeça 2. turbante
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 touca
- toucas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce touca?
- Brazil /ˈto(w).kɐ/
- Brazil [ˈto(ʊ̯).kɐ]
- Portugal /ˈto(w).kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to touca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is touca in Portuguese?
touca appears 1.3 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).