Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rocha

/ɹˈoʊkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
rocha
IPA
/ɹˈoʊkə/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Portuguese.

name

A city, the capital of Rocha department, Uruguay.

name

A department of Uruguay. Capital: Rocha.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Rocha, from rocha, from Medieval Latin rocca, from Celtic and Germanic, from Indo-European. Cognate English rock

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Rochas (plural)

Synonyms

Rocha Department

Homonyms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce rocha?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈoʊkə/.
What does rocha mean?
A surname from Portuguese.
Where does rocha come from?
Borrowed from Portuguese Rocha, from rocha, from Medieval Latin rocca, from Celtic and Germanic, from Indo-European. Cognate English rock

How to pronounce rocha

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