toque
Meanings
Noun
1. a touch
2. a strum
3. a toll (musical sound used to announce something)
4. assay by touchstone
5. application of topical medication
6. crux
7. assessment, trial
8. a punch (colloquial)
9. a light brushstroke (painting)
a. soft touch (something handled, or requiring handling with the utmost gentleness) (figurative, figuratively)
10. toke, puff of marijuana (Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay)
a. a blunt (Puerto Rico, Paraguay, euphemistic)
11. snorting (of cocaine) (Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Chile, Paraguay)
12. live concert (Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Uruguay, music)
Examples15
Te daré un toque hoy.
I'll give you a ring later today.
Ahora estoy añadiendo los toques finales.
I'm adding the finishing touches now.
Esta casa necesita un toque femenino.
This house needs a feminine touch.
El toque de guitarra de Tom es estupendo.
Tom's guitar playing is amazing.
un toque suave
a gentle (or soft or light) touch
Sonó un leve toque en la puerta.
There was a faint knocking at the door.