Also means
prevailing trend
Usage Note
Tónica covers two common senses: the fizzy mixer drink (una tónica con ginebra, a gin and tonic) and, in a more abstract register, the dominant tendency or tone of something (la tónica general del debate). In music, tónica also means the tonic note, the first degree of a scale.
Examples
"Pidió una ginebra con tónica."
Natural Translation
She ordered a gin and tonic.
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