English Explanatory Dictionary

roche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of various types of rock or geological strata.
  2. A stony hill.
name
  1. An Irish and French surname from Anglo-Norman of Norman origin.
  2. A village and civil parish in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9860).
  3. A municipality in Aigle district, Vaud canton, Switzerland.

Pronunciation

/ɹoʊʃ/

Word forms

roche roches

Etymology

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

Related words

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