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roche

/ɹoʊʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
roche
IPA
/ɹoʊʃ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of various types of rock or geological strata.

British usage

noun

A stony hill.

Obsolete

name

An Irish and French surname from Anglo-Norman of Norman origin.

name

A village and civil parish in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9860).

name

A municipality in Aigle district, Vaud canton, Switzerland.

Etymology

From Middle English roche; compare English rock and roach, as well as Old French roche.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

roches (plural)

Phrases

Roche radius Baulme-la-Roche Roche limit Roche lobe Roche sphere

Frequently Paired Words

Roche radius Baulme-la-Roche Laroche LaRouchism Roche limit Roche lobe Roche sphere

Rhymes With

coach approach roach reproach poach broach encroach roache goetsch caroche

Questions

How do you pronounce roche?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊʃ/.
What does roche mean?
One of various types of rock or geological strata.
Where does roche come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce roche

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