roja
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈrɔ.ʒə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈrɔ.d͡ʒə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈrɔ.d͡ʒa]
Audio (Valencia): (file)
Etymology 1
Noun
roja f (plural roges)
- female equivalent of roig
- madder (Rubia tinctorum)
- a bark beetle of the genus Hylesinus, the larva of which feed on the wood of the olive tree
Hypernyms
- (insect): escolítid (bark beetle)
Derived terms
See also
- Roja (plant) on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca
Etymology 2
Adjective
roja f sg
- feminine singular of roig
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.ja/
- Rhymes: -ɔja
- Syllabification: ro‧ja
Noun
roja
- inflection of roj:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative dual
Portuguese
Verb
roja
- inflection of rojar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
rȍja (Cyrillic spelling ро̏ја)
- genitive singular of roj
Spanish
Etymology
- (Spanish national football team): The nickname "La Roja" was created by the then manager Luis Aragonés. He said "I would like the national team to have a name, an identity. Just as Brazil is the canarinha or Argentina the albiceleste, I would like Spain to be La Roja"[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroxa/ [ˈro.xa]
- Rhymes: -oxa
- Syllabification: ro‧ja
Noun
roja f (plural rojas)
- female equivalent of rojo (“Red; communist”)
- (soccer, preceded by "la") the Chile national football team
- (soccer, preceded by "la") the Spain national football team
Adjective
roja f sg
- feminine singular of rojo