roque

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See also: Roque and roqué

English

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Etymology

Coined 1899 by removing the first and last letters from croquet.

Pronunciation

Noun

roque (uncountable)

  1. (US) A form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard surface.

References

  1. ^ The American Roque League, 1958–59, Official Rules of Roque. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

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French

Etymology

From roquer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔk/
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Noun

roque m (plural roques)

  1. (chess) an instance of castling

Verb

roque

  1. inflection of roquer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Galician

Noun

roque m (plural roques)

  1. (chess) rook
    Synonym: torre

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
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rei dama, raíña torre, roque alfil cabalo peón

Old French

Noun

roque oblique singular, f (oblique plural roques, nominative singular roque, nominative plural roques)

  1. (Old Northern French) Alternative form of roche

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French roc.

Noun

roque m (plural roques)

  1. (chess) castling (move in chess)

Etymology 2

Verb

roque

  1. inflection of rocar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English rock.

Noun

roque m (plural roques)

  1. Alternative form of rock

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic رخ (ruḵḵ), from Arabic رُخّ (ruḵḵ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroke/
  • Rhymes: -oke
  • Syllabification: ro‧que

Noun

roque m (plural roques)

  1. (chess) rook
    Synonym: torre

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rey dama, reina torre, roque alfil caballo peón

Further reading

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