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 Medieval Latin rocca, from Vulgar Latin *rocca, of uncertain origin, probably Celtic and most likely pre-Roman substrate. 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, since 2012

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rocha”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• 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

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French roche, 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 roc'h.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔʃɐ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔʃɐ/, /ˈhɔʃɐ/, /ˈrɔʃɐ/

Noun

rocha f (plural rochas)

1. rock

Related terms

• rochoso

Further reading

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