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Norman
Etymology
From Old Northern French roque, from Early Medieval Latin rocca (767), of uncertain origin. Compare French roche from Old French roche. Compare also English rock.
Noun
rocque f (plural rocques)
- (Jersey) rock
1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 542:I' vit d'amour et de belles chànsons—coum' les alouettes de roques.- He lives on love and fine songs—as larks do on stones.
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