toca
Pronunciation: /ˈtoka/
“toca” is a Spanish word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In Spanish
- Adorno que sirve para cubrir la cabeza y que regularmente usan las religiosas.
- Tejido delgado y claro de lino o seda con el cual se hacen dichas tocas.
- Cabeza, seso, juicio.
- Mojón o mota, como indicio de límite de términos.
- Sombrero de ala pequeña usado por mujeres.
- Técnica para alisar el cabello enroscándolo sobre la cabeza.
- Especie de gorro del que cuelga una borla, que visten los graduados aparte de la toga.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian toca, tocca (“veil, silkcloth”), from Lombard toh (“headscarf”), from Lombardic *tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk (“cloth”). Compare French toque, of similar origin.
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