noun
la tasca
Piccolo spazio o sacca presente in un indumento o in una borsa, usato per tenere oggetti di piccole dimensioni.
Definition & meaning
Tasca means pocket: a small pouch sewn into or onto clothing, a bag, or another item.
Figuratively, it can refer to someone’s money or financial resources, as in paying for something “out of one’s own pocket.”
Grammar & Word origin
- Tasca is a feminine noun: la tasca. Its plural is le tasche.
- It comes from a Germanic word meaning “bag” or “pouch.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- borsello — a small bag or pouch, usually separate from clothing rather than sewn into it.
- saccoccia — a colloquial or regional word for a pocket, often suggesting a large one.
There is no common direct antonym.
Common phrases & collocations
- mettere le mani in tasca — to put one’s hands in one’s pockets; figuratively, to spend one’s own money.
- pagare di tasca propria — to pay out of one’s own pocket.
- avere qualcosa in tasca — to have something in one’s pocket; figuratively, to have something secured.
- conoscere qualcuno come le proprie tasche — to know someone inside out.
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Examples
Metto le chiavi nella tasca dei jeans.noun
I put the keys in the pocket of my jeans.
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