toca-discos

See also: tocadiscos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• gira-discos

Etymology

From tocar (“to play”) +‎ discos (“discs, records”).

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. (Brazil) record player (device for playing vinil 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

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   Synonym: vitrola