Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈkaj.ɐ/ [toˈkaɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈkaj.a/ [toˈkaɪ̯.a]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Old Tupi (t)okaîa (“shack”).
tocaia f (plural tocaias)
- ambush (act of concealing oneself and waiting to attack by surprise)
Etymology 2[edit]
tocaia
- inflection of tocaiar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative