tocaia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi (t)okaîa (“shack”).

Noun

tocaia f (plural tocaias)

  1. ambush (act of concealing oneself and waiting to attack by surprise)

Verb

tocaia

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of tocaiar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of tocaiar
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