tocaia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈkaj.ɐ/ [toˈkaɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈkaj.ɐ/ [toˈkaɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈkaj.a/ [toˈkaɪ̯.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈkaj.ɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Tupi (t)okaîa (“shack”).

Noun

tocaia f (plural tocaias)

1. ambush (act of concealing oneself and waiting to attack by surprise)

Etymology 2

Verb

tocaia

1. inflection of tocaiar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative