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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “doca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “doca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “doca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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