rocha
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Castle of A Rocha Forte, near Santiago de Compostela, destructed in the 15th century 
A Rocha Forte today 
Rocha
See also: Rocha
Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 14th century. From Old French roche, from Early Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin. Doublet of roca.
Pronunciation
Noun
rocha f (plural rochas)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “rocha”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rocha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rocha”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rocha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rocha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rocha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French roche, from Early Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin.
Cognate with Italian rocca, English rock, French roche, and Breton roc'h. Doublet of roca.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔʃɐ
- Hyphenation: ro‧cha
Noun
rocha f (plural rochas)
- rock (formation of minerals)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “rocha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “rocha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
rocha f (plural rochas)
Etymology 2
Verb
rocha
- inflection of rochar:
Further reading
- “rocha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10