tocaia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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