roja

See also: Roja, roją, rója, and röja

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈrɔ.ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈrɔ.d͡ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈrɔ.d͡ʒa]

Etymology 1

Noun

roja f (plural roges)

1. female equivalent of roig
2. madder (Rubia tinctorum)
3. a bark beetle of the genus Hylesinus, the larva of which feed on the wood of the olive tree

Hypernyms

• (insect): escolítid (bark beetle)

Derived terms

• rogeta

See also

• Roja (plant) on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca

Etymology 2

Adjective

roja f sg

1. feminine singular of roig

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔja/

Noun

roja

1. inflection of roj:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Portuguese

Verb

roja

1. inflection of rojar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

rȍja (Cyrillic spelling ро̏ја)

1. genitive singular of roj

Spanish

Etymology

• (Spanish national football team): The nickname "La Roja" was created by the then manager Luis Aragonés. He said "I would like the national team to have a name, an identity. Just as Brazil is the canarinha or Argentina the albiceleste, I would like Spain to be La Roja"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroxa/ [ˈro.xa]
• Rhymes: -oxa
• Syllabification: ro‧ja

Noun

roja f (plural rojas)

1. female equivalent of rojo (“Red; communist”)
2. (soccer, preceded by "la") the Chile national football team
3. (soccer, preceded by "la") the Spain national football team

Adjective

roja f sg

1. feminine singular of rojo