tônica

See also: tonica and tónica

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tónica (Portugal)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtõ.ni.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtõ.ni.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈto.ni.ka/

• Hyphenation: tô‧ni‧ca

Noun

tônica f (plural tônicas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. (music) tonic (first note of a scale)
2. (grammar) the stressed vowel or consonant of a word
3. (figurative) the main or highlighted idea or subject of something

Adjective

tônica

1. feminine singular of tônico