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, since 2012

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rocha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rocha”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• 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

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/ [ˈχかいɔ.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/

• Hyphenation: ro‧cha

Noun

rocha f (plural rochas)

1. rock

Related terms

• rochoso

Further reading

• “rocha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “rocha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014