rosco

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See also: ROSCO

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

rosco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of roscar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrosko/
  • Rhymes: -osko
  • Syllabification: ros‧co

Etymology 1

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Noun

rosco m (plural roscos)

  1. doughnut or other ring-shaped pastry
  2. zero, big fat zero (score in a test)
  3. ring (something ring-shaped)
    • 2015 October 30, “Guía de secretos para ganar en ‘Pasapalabra’”, in El País:
      Paz Herrera, que el 27 de mayo de 2014 lograba completar el rosco tras haber batido el récord de permanencia en Pasapalabra con dos tandas de 54 y 87 programas, asegura que, en su caso, el secreto para vencer a la prueba final fue precisamente esa larga estancia.
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

rosco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of roscar

Further reading

Venetan

Etymology

From Latin ruscum (butcher's broom).

Noun

rosco m (plural roschi)

  1. butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

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