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roca.

distaff (part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁɔ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.kɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.kɐ]Brazil
  1. distaff (part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rukkô, although the intermediate language is uncertain. Possibly Gothic *𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌺𐌰 (*rukka), however, the vowel quality in Iberian Romance (/ɔ/ in Portuguese, /we/ in Spanish) points to a possible West Germanic loanword, or to the influence of Latin rota (“wheel”). Cognate to Galician roca, Spanish rueca, Italian rocca, Old High German rocko (German Rocken).

noun/ˈʁɔ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.kɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.kɐ]Brazil
  1. seacliff (cliff by the sea)

    feminine
  2. a stony cliff

    feminine
  3. a large rock; a boulder

    archaic · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese roca, from Old Catalan roca, from Early Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin. Doublet of rocha.

verb/ˈʁɔ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.kɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.kɐ]Brazil
  1. inflection of rocar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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