roco
See also: roço
Galician
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrokʊ]
Noun
roco m (plural rocos)
- (mycology) parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)
- Synonym: patamela
Usage notes
The same species are known as choupín and cerrote when their "parasol" is still closed.
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “roco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “roco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Italian
Etymology
From Latin raucus. Doublet of rauco, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.ko/
- Rhymes: -ɔko
- Hyphenation: rò‧co
Adjective
roco (feminine roca, masculine plural rochi, feminine plural roche)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.ku/ [ˈhɔ.ku]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.ku/ [ˈχɔ.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.ko/ [ˈhɔ.ko]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.ku/
- Rhymes: -ɔku
- Hyphenation: ro‧co
Verb
roco
- first-person singular present indicative of rocar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroko/ [ˈro.ko]
Audio (Costa Rica): (file) - Rhymes: -oko
- Syllabification: ro‧co
Adjective
roco (feminine roca, masculine plural rocos, feminine plural rocas)
- (Costa Rica, colloquial, derogatory, of a person) old
Further reading
- “roco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024