roca

See also: Roca and roça

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

roca f (plural roques)

  1. rock

See also

Galician

Woman holding a roca ("distaff") and a fuso ("spindle")

Etymology 1

From Gothic rukka, 𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌺𐌰 (rukka), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô, related to Old High German rocko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔka̝/

Noun

roca f (plural rocas)

  1. spinning distaff (part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun)
    En cada terra seu uso, en cada roca seu fuso.
    In every country its customs, for every distaff its spindle.
    (proverb)
Derived terms
  • rocazo

Etymology 2

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese roca (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) from Medieval Latin rocca, from Vulgar Latin *rocca, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔka̝/

Noun

roca f (plural rocas)

  1. rock
    Synonyms: pena, penedo

References

    Irish

    Verb

    roca

    1. present subjunctive analytic of roc

    Italian

    Adjective

    roca

    1. feminine singular of roco

    Anagrams

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    From Gothic rukka, 𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌺𐌰 (rukka), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô, related to Old High German rocko.[1]

    Noun

    roca f (plural rocas)

    1. (spinning) distaff (part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun)

    Etymology 2

    See rocha

    Noun

    roca f (plural rocas)

    1. seacliff (cliff by the sea)

    Verb

    roca

    1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of rocar
    2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of rocar

    References

    1. ↑ Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 110

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From Medieval Latin rocca, from Vulgar Latin *rocca, of uncertain origin, probably Celtic and most likely pre-Roman substrate.

    Cognate with Italian rocca, English rock, French roche, and Breton r'och.

    Noun

    roca f (plural rocas)

    1. rock.

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

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