rocha

See also: Rocha

Galician

Castle of A Rocha Forte, near Santiago de Compostela, destructed in the 15th century

A Rocha Forte today

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century. From Old French roche, from Early Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin. Doublet of roca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

rocha f (plural rochas)

1. rock
2. (archaic) stronghold, castle

Derived terms

• Rocha
• Rochela

Related terms

• rochoso

Further reading

• “rocha”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “rocha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “rocha”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rocha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rocha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rocha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Rocha

Etymology

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

Cognate with Italian rocca, English rock, French roche, and Breton roc'h. Doublet of roca.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.ʃɐ/ [ˈhɔ.ʃɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.ʃɐ/ [ˈhɔ.ʃɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.ʃɐ/ [ˈχɔ.ʃɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.ʃa/ [ˈhɔ.ʃa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.t͡ʃɐ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʃɐ
• Hyphenation: ro‧cha

Noun

rocha f (plural rochas)

1. rock (formation of minerals)

Derived terms

• rocha-mãe
• rochaz
• rochedo
• rochinha
• rochoso

Further reading

• “rocha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rocha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “rocha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrot͡ʃa/ [ˈro.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -otʃa
• Syllabification: ro‧cha

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rochar.

Noun

rocha f (plural rochas)

1. (agriculture) debushing

Etymology 2

Verb

rocha

1. inflection of rochar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “rocha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025