toca-discos

See also: tocadiscos

Portuguese

Etymology

Compare Spanish tocadiscos.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔ.kɐˈd͡ʒis.kus/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔ.kɐˈd͡ʒis.kus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔ.kɐˈd͡ʒiʃ.kuʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔ.kaˈd͡ʒis.kos/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔ.kɐˈdiʃ.kuʃ/ [ˌtɔ.kɐˈðiʃ.kuʃ]

• Hyphenation: to‧ca‧-dis‧cos

Noun

toca-discos m (invariable)

1. record player (device for playing gramophone records)
   • 1999, “Toca-Discos”, in Tridecoder, performed by Lali Puna:

     Não desesperas / No toca-discos, no toca-discos / Vira e volta / É tudo de que a vida se trata / Vira e volta

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