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Catalan
Etymology
From rocall (“rocks, rocky debris”) + -a. Compare French rocaille.
Pronunciation
Noun
rocalla f (plural rocalles)
- a rocky place
- Synonym: roquetar
- rockery, rock garden
- (art) rocaille, rococo
- Synonym: rococó
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From roca (“rock”) + -alla. Compare French rocaille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /roˈkaʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /roˈkaʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /roˈkaʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈkaʒa/
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa
- Syllabification: ro‧ca‧lla
Noun
rocalla f (plural rocallas)
- rocks, pebbles; rockery
- rocaille, rococo
- Synonym: rococó
Derived terms
Further reading