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, 2012–2024

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 (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/

• 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 Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “rocha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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 (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28