rosca

See also: ROSCA

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈrɔs.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈros.ka]

Etymology 1

Unknown. In the sense of "pastry", perhaps borrowed or at least influenced by Spanish rosca.

Noun

rosca f (plural rosques)

1. screw thread

   Synonym: filet

2. a torus-shaped bread or pastry

Derived terms

• enroscar
• rosca d'Arquimedes
• roscar
• roscat

 

Related terms

• rosquilla

Further reading

• “rosca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

Verb

rosca

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

Galician

Roscas or rosquillas for sale at a fair

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from a Germanic source *raþiską (“spinning object”), from *raþą (“wheel”); ultimately probably from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroska/ [ˈros̺.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -oska
• Hyphenation: ros‧ca

Noun

rosca f (plural roscas)

1. any torus shaped bread or pastry
2. screw thread
3. spiral notch in the spindle

   Synonyms: maínzo, osca

4. a vermin which attacks turnip crops

Related terms

• enroscar
• rosco
• rosquilla

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rosca”, 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), “rosca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rosca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Roscas (2)

Etymology

Probably from a Germanic source *rothsko (“spinning object”), from *rotha (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”), though a Celtiberian or another a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia language is possible.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁos.kɐ/ [ˈhos.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁos.kɐ/ [ˈhos.kɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁoʃ.kɐ/ [ˈχoʃ.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁos.ka/ [ˈhos.ka]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁoʃ.kɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -oskɐ, (Portugal) -oʃkɐ

Noun

rosca f (plural roscas)

1. screw thread
2. any ring-shaped pastry
3. (slang) anus

Derived terms

• enroscar
• queimar a rosca
• rosquinha

 

Further reading

• “rosca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroska/ [ˈros.ka]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oska
• Syllabification: ros‧ca

Etymology 1

Probably from a Germanic source *raþiską (“spinning object”), from *raþą (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”), though a Celtiberian or another a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia language is possible.

Noun

rosca f (plural roscas)

1. doughnut, bagel
2. doughnut-shaped object
3. screw thread
4. (handball) spin (rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces)
5. (soccer) curl (arc-shaped trajectory of the ball through the air)

   Synonyms: (Spain) efecto, (Latin America) chanfle

   En el minuto seis Falcao ha marcado con un gran disparo de rosca por la escuadra.

   In the 6th minute, Falcao scored with a great curled shot for the team.

6. (Eastern, Canary Islands) popcorn

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita

7. (Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, informal, politics) An influential and exclusive group of individuals who form a tightly knit circle; an elite.

Derived terms

• desenroscar
• enroscar
• pasarse de rosca
• rosca de reyes
• roscado
• roscador
• roscar
• rosquilla
• taparrosca

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: roskas

Etymology 2

Verb

rosca

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

Further reading

• “rosca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28