roce

== Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrot͡sɛ] === Noun === roce locative singular of rok == Galician == === Verb === roce inflection of rozar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Old French == === Noun === roce oblique singular, f (oblique plural roces, nominative singular roce, nominative plural roces) alternative form of roche == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Verb === roce singular optative active of rocati (“to please”) == Portuguese == === Verb === roce inflection of roçar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈroθe/ [ˈro.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈrose/ [ˈro.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -oθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -ose (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ro‧ce === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from rozar. ==== Noun ==== roce m (plural roces) rubbing Synonym: frote contact (figurative, in the plural) friction Synonym: fricción ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== roce inflection of rozar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “roce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025