roach

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English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊtʃ

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

1. A small freshwater fish in the carp family (Cyprinidae), Rutilus rutilus.
2. (US, slang, smoking) A butt of a marijuana cigarette.
3. (UK, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.
4. (US) a cockroach.
5. (nautical) A curve in the bottom of a sail to prevent it snagging deck equipment.

Translations

Rutilus rutilus

Croatian: bodorka (hr) f. Czech: plotice (cs) f. Estonian: särg (et) Finnish: särki (fi) French: gardon (fr) m. German: Plötze (de) f., Rotauge (de) n.

Luxembourgish: Routa (lb) n. Macedonian: црвеноперка (mk) (crvenopérka) f. Polish: płoć (pl) f. Russian: плотва (ru) (plotvá) f. Spanish: leucisco (es) m. Swedish: mört (sv) c.

slang: butt of a marijuana cigarette

French: cul (fr) m., cul de joint (fr) m.

Macedonian: фас (mk) (fas) m.

US: cockroach — see cockroach

nautical: curve in the bottom of a sail

Italian: allunamento (it) m.

Anagrams

• achor, orach