tónica

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === tônica (Brazil) === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tó‧ni‧ca === Noun === tónica f (plural tónicas) (European Portuguese spelling) (music) tonic (first note of a scale) (grammar) the stressed vowel or consonant of a word (figurative) the main or highlighted idea or subject of something === Adjective === tónica feminine singular of tónico === Further reading === “tónica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtonika/ [ˈt̪o.ni.ka] Rhymes: -onika Syllabification: tó‧ni‧ca Homophone: ctónica === Noun === tónica f (plural tónicas) tonic === Adjective === tónica feminine singular of tónico === Further reading === “tónica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025