rocha

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See also: Rocha

Galician

Castle of A Rocha Forte, near Santiago de Compostela, destructed in the 15th century
A Rocha Forte today

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)

  1. rock
  2. (archaic) stronghold, castle

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References

  • “rocha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “rocha” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “rocha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “rocha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “rocha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ro‧cha

Noun

rocha f (plural rochas)

  1. rock

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrot͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -otʃa
  • Syllabification: ro‧cha

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rochar.

Noun

rocha f (plural rochas)

  1. (agriculture) debushing

Etymology 2

Verb

rocha

  1. inflection of rochar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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