túnica

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tunica. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtu.ni.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈtu.ni.ka] === Noun === túnica f (plural túniques) tunic (zoology) tunic (outer sheath of a tunicate) (botany) scale, cataphyll (of a bulb) ==== Related terms ==== tunicat tunicel·la === Further reading === “túnica”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tunica. === Pronunciation === === Noun === túnica f (plural túnicas) tunic (garment worn over the torso reaching from the hips to the ankles) (zoology) mantle (body wall of a mollusc) (anatomy) tunica (membranous structure lining a cavity) (botany) tunica (layer, coat, sheath or similar covering) ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:túnica. ==== Descendants ==== → Kadiwéu: toonicogo === Further reading === “túnica”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “túnica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tunica. Compare tonga, which may be an inherited doublet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtunika/ [ˈt̪u.ni.ka] Rhymes: -unika Syllabification: tú‧ni‧ca === Noun === túnica f (plural túnicas) tunic ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “túnica”, 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