túnica

See also: tunica

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tunica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtu.ni.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtu.ni.ka]

Noun

túnica f (plural túniques)

1. tunic
2. (zoology) tunic (outer sheath of a tunicate)
3. (botany) scale, cataphyll (of a bulb)

Related terms

• tunicat
• tunicel·la

Further reading

• “túnica” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tunica.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtũ.ni.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtũ.ni.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ni.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ni.kɐ/

Noun

túnica f (plural túnicas)

1. tunic (garment worn over the torso reaching from the hips to the ankles)
2. (zoology) mantle (body wall of a mollusc)
3. (anatomy) tunica (membranous structure lining a cavity)
4. (botany) tunica (layer, coat, sheath or similar covering)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:túnica.

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: toonicogo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tunica. Compare tonga, which may be an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtunika/ [ˈt̪u.ni.ka]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -unika
• Syllabification: tú‧ni‧ca

Noun

túnica f (plural túnicas)

1. tunic

Derived terms

• túnica de Cristo

 

Further reading

• “túnica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28