tocca
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Lombard toh, from Lombardic *tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk; compare German Tuch (“cloth”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tocca f (plural tocche)
- (usually in the plural) type of sacred trimming, like a chevron, woven with metallic foil and hemp
- (archaic) silk cloth woven with gold or silver threads
Etymology 2 edit
Deverbal from toccare (“to touch”) + -a.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tocca f (plural tocche)
- (archaic) alloy of gold with other metals
- (archaic, also figurative) touchstone (a stone used to check the quality of gold alloys)
- litmus (test)
- (Tuscany) crack in a road's pavement (as felt by a passing vehicle)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tocca
Etymology 4 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tocca
- inflection of toccare: