rocho

Galician

Moletes, with rochos or corroscos

Etymology

From arrocho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔt͡ʃo̝/, /ˈrot͡ʃo̝/

Noun

rocho m (plural rochos)

1. lumber room; storeroom
2. an extreme of a bread crust

   Synonym: corrosco

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rocho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “rocho (dependencia)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rocho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Noun

rocho m (plural rochi)

1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of rocco
   • 1512, Damiao de Odemeira, Questo libro e da imparare giocare a scachi et de le partite‎^[1], page 13:

     E questo detto rocho per che tene dignita de grande et capitaneo del campo

     This is called a rook, because it has a grade of greatness, and captain of the field

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrot͡ʃo/ [ˈro.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -otʃo
• Syllabification: ro‧cho

Etymology 1

Noun

rocho m (plural rochos)

1. roc

Descendants

• → English: roc

Etymology 2

Verb

rocho

1. first-person singular present indicative of rochar

Further reading

• “rocho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28