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/ʁɔʃ/

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Translation

rock

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Word origin

From Late Latin rocca ('rock'), of uncertain earlier origin. English 'rock' probably comes from the same Romance source.

Origin
Late Latin
Root
rocca
English cognates
rock

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralroches

Examples

.

The village is built into the rock.

alpinistes escaladent paroi calcaire.

The climbers are scaling a limestone rock face.

volcanique .

This volcanic rock is very hard.

sentier longe .

The path runs alongside mossy rocks.

.

They dug a cellar into the rock.

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