rocher

== English == === Etymology === French === Noun === rocher (plural rochers) (cooking) A quenelle (in the sense of food moulded into an elliptical shape) made using one spoon rather than two. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French rochier, from roche. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɔ.ʃe/ Rhymes: -e Homophone: rochers === Noun === rocher m (plural rochers) rock (mass of projecting rock) ==== Usage notes ==== roche is usually the material of rock, while rocher is a discrete rock or boulder that e.g. someone can roll about. The former can also mean a discrete rock, but the latter can never refer to the material in general. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “rocher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012