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tasca

pocket

noun TAH-skah Less Common
Home & Lifestyle Clothing

Origin: Germanic *taska (bag, pouch)

Usage Note

Tasca can refer to a clothing pocket or a bag/pouch. The plural tasche is regular. Common idioms: avere le tasche piene ('to be fed up', literally 'to have full pockets') and conoscere come le proprie tasche ('to know like the back of one's hand'). Do not confuse with borsellino (wallet) or borsa (bag).

Examples

"Ho trovato le chiavi nella tasca dei jeans."

Natural Translation

I found the keys in the jeans pocket.

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