tonaca

Alternative forms

• tonica, toneca, tonega (regional or archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tunica (“a tunic”). Doublet of tunica, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.na.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔnaka
• Hyphenation: tò‧na‧ca

Noun

tonaca f (plural tonache)

1. habit (monk's clothing)
2. frock

Further reading

• tonaca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• acanto, acanto-, canato