doca

See also: dóca

Galician

Etymology 1

From English dock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔkɐ]

Noun

doca f (plural docas)

1. (nautical, regional, Val Miñor) dock

Etymology 2

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔkɐ]

Noun

doca f (plural docas)

1. sloth; procrastination

References

• “doca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “doca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “doca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English dock, from Middle English dock (“mud channel”), from Middle Dutch docke (“channel”) (modern dok (“lock, segment of a canal”)), from Italian doccia (“conduit, canal”) or Medieval Latin ducta, ductus (“conduit, canal”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔkɐ

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: do‧ca

Noun

doca f (plural docas)

1. (nautical) dock