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Galician
Etymology 1
From English dock.
Pronunciation
Noun
doca f (plural docas)
- (nautical, regional, Val Miñor) dock
Etymology 2
Unknown
Pronunciation
Noun
doca f (plural docas)
- 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
Noun
doca f (plural docas)
- (nautical) dock