rocalla

Spanish

Etymology

From roca (“rock”) +‎ -alla. Compare French rocaille.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /roˈkaʝa/ [roˈka.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /roˈkaʝa/ [roˈka.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /roˈkaʎa/ [roˈka.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /roˈkaʃa/ [roˈka.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈkaʒa/ [roˈka.ʒa]

Noun

rocalla f (plural rocallas)

1. rocks, pebbles; rockery
2. rocaille, rococo

   Synonym: rococó

Derived terms

• rocalloso

Further reading

• “rocalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014