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tocar.

to touch

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/toˈkaɾ/[t̪oˈkaɾ]
  1. to touch

    transitive
    Toca esta tela.
  2. to play (a musical instrument)

    transitive
    Ella toca el piano.
  3. to be someone's time or turn, or time to do something

    impersonal · intransitive
    Ahora toca jugar.
    Ahora me toca jugar.
  4. to have to do something, be obligated to do

    impersonal · intransitive
    Le tocó aprender hebreo.
    Deberías estudiar para que no te toque ir a la escuela de verano.
  5. to knock

    transitive
    tocar la puerta
  6. to honk

    transitive
    tocar la bocina
  7. to ring

    transitive
    tocar un timbre
  8. to touch on (mention briefly)

    transitive
    Vamos a tocar el tema de las finanzas personales.
  9. to touch (affect emotionally)

    intransitive
    Sinceramente la película me tocó.
    Esa triste historia le tocó.
  10. to bunt

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

verb/toˈkaɾ/[t̪oˈkaɾ]
  1. to comb or dress one's hair

  2. to don a hat, scarf or other head covering

Where this word comes from

From toca (“headscarf, wimple, kind of hat”).

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