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roche¹

Where it comes from

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

noun roches

  1. UK, regional One of various types of rock or geological strata.
  2. obsolete A stony hill.

Roche²

  • /ɹoʊʃ/

Where it comes from

(Cornish village) Recorded as La Roche 1233; from Anglo-Norman roche (“rock”).

proper noun

  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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rock, stone, rush, rocks, roach, roch, flavin, rochelle, wiebe, frison, rosh, boulder, crag, cliff, outcrop, tor

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@misc{roche_2026,
  title = {roche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}