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rosca.

screw thread

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁos.kɐ/Brazil[ˈhos.kɐ]Brazil/ˈʁoʃ.kɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχoʃ.kɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. screw thread

    feminine
  2. any ring-shaped pastry

    feminine
  3. anus

    colloquial · euphemistic · feminine
Where this word comes from

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

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