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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Lombard toh, from Lombardic *tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk; compare German Tuch (cloth).

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Noun

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tocca f (plural tocche)

  1. (usually in the plural) type of sacred trimming, like a chevron, woven with metallic foil and hemp
  2. (archaic) silk cloth woven with gold or silver threads

Etymology 2

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Deverbal from toccare (to touch) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtok.ka/
  • Rhymes: -okka
  • Hyphenation: tóc‧ca

Noun

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tocca f (plural tocche)

  1. (archaic) alloy of gold with other metals
  2. (archaic, also figurative) touchstone (a stone used to check the quality of gold alloys)
  3. litmus (test)
  4. (Tuscany) crack in a road's pavement (as felt by a passing vehicle)

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtok.ka/
  • Rhymes: -okka
  • Hyphenation: tóc‧ca

Adjective

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tocca

  1. feminine singular of tocco (touched (not totally sane); bruised (of fruit))

Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtok.ka/
  • Rhymes: -okka
  • Hyphenation: tóc‧ca

Verb

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tocca

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

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