atocha

Portuguese

Verb

atocha

1. inflection of atochar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الطوشة (aṭ-ṭáwča), from an Iberian substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtot͡ʃa/ [aˈt̪o.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -otʃa
• Syllabification: a‧to‧cha

Noun

atocha f (plural atochas)

1. esparto (grass)

   Synonym: esparto

Further reading

• “atocha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014