how to pronounce toccata

/təˈkɑːtə/

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toccata is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of toccata in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the stage for our toccata strophe the …”

meanings of toccata

noun:

A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.

toccata frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word toccata occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics toccata can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that toccata can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;