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rosca.

any torus shaped bread or pastry

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈroska/[ˈros̺.kɐ]
  1. any torus shaped bread or pastry

    feminine
  2. screw thread

    feminine
  3. spiral notch in the spindle

    feminine
  4. a vermin which attacks turnip crops

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

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