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rosca.

doughnut, bagel

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈroska/[ˈros.ka]
  1. doughnut, bagel

    feminine
  2. doughnut-shaped object

    feminine
  3. screw thread

    feminine
  4. spin (rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces)

    feminine
  5. curl (arc-shaped trajectory of the ball through the air)

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

    Canary-Islands · feminine
  7. a cartel; a conspiracy

    Bolivia · Colombia · El-Salvador · Panama · Paraguay · Rioplatense · Venezuela · feminine · informal
  8. a fight

    Chile · Rioplatense · feminine · slang
  9. clipping of roscazo

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · feminine
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈroska/[ˈros.ka]
  1. inflection of roscar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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