rocha

== Galician == === Etymology === Attested since the 14th century. From Old French roche, from Early Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin. Doublet of roca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɔt͡ʃa̝/ === Noun === rocha f (plural rochas) rock (archaic) stronghold, castle ==== Derived terms ==== Rocha Rochela ==== Related terms ==== rochoso ==== Further reading ==== “rocha”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “rocha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “rocha”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rocha”, 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), “rocha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rocha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French roche, from Early Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Italian rocca, English rock, French roche, and Breton roc'h. Doublet of roca. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔʃɐ Hyphenation: ro‧cha === Noun === rocha f (plural rochas) rock (formation of minerals) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “rocha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “rocha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “rocha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrot͡ʃa/ [ˈro.t͡ʃa] Rhymes: -otʃa Syllabification: ro‧cha === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from rochar. ==== Noun ==== rocha f (plural rochas) (agriculture) debushing === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== rocha inflection of rochar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “rocha”, 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