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

• “rocho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “rocho (dependencia)” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “rocho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014