roccia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French roche, from Early Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin. Doublet of rocca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔt.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -ɔttʃa
• Hyphenation: ròc‧cia

Noun

roccia f (plural rocce)

1. rock, crag
   • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VII”, in Inferno [Hell]‎^[1], lines 5–6; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     « […] poder ch'elli abbia, ¶ non ci torrà lo scender questa roccia».

     « […] any power that he may have ¶ shall not prevent thy going down this crag».

2. rock climbing

Derived terms

• arrocciare
• rocciata
• rocciatore
• roccioso

Anagrams

• Coraci, accori, carico, caricò, corcai, corica