La Rochelle

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French La Rochelle, from Old French rochelle (literally “little rock”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌla ɹɒˈʃɛl/, enPR: lă' rŏ-shĕlʹ (US) IPA(key): /ˌlɑ ɹoʊˈʃɛl/, enPR: lä' rō-shĕlʹ Rhymes: -ɛl Hyphenation: La Ro‧chelle === Proper noun === La Rochelle A port city, the capital of Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, on the Bay of Biscay, formerly in Poitou-Charentes. A commune in Haute-Saône department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. A locality in the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry, Manitoba, Canada. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, named after the city in France. ==== Derived terms ==== New Rochelle Rochelle salt ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === chlorellae == French == === Etymology === Literally, “the Little Rock”, from Old French rochelle. Equivalent to roche +‎ -elle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /la ʁɔ.ʃɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl === Proper noun === La Rochelle f La Rochelle (a port city and commune of Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France) ==== Derived terms ==== rochelais m, rochelaise f Rochelais m, Rochelaise f ==== Descendants ==== → English: La Rochelle, Rochelle ⇒ English: New Rochelle → French: New Rochelle → La Nouvelle-Rochelle (calque)