rosca

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈrɔs.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈros.ka]

Unknown. In the sense of "pastry", perhaps borrowed or at least influenced by Spanish rosca.

rosca f (plural rosques)

1. screw thread

   Synonym: filet

2. a torus-shaped bread or pastry

• rosquilla

• “rosca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

rosca

1. inflection of roscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Unknown. Perhaps from a Germanic source *raþiską (“spinning object”), from *raþą (“wheel”); ultimately probably from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈroska/ [ˈros̺.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -oska
• Hyphenation: ros‧ca

rosca f (plural roscas)

1. any torus shaped bread or pastry
2. screw thread
3. spiral notch in the spindle

   Synonyms: maínzo, osca

4. a vermin which attacks turnip crops

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rosca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rosca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rosca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Probably from a Germanic source *rothsko (“spinning object”), from *rotha (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”), though a Celtiberian or another Paleo-Hispanic language is possible.

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -oskɐ, (Portugal) -oʃkɐ

rosca f (plural roscas)

1. screw thread
2. any ring-shaped pastry
3. (colloquial, euphemistic) anus

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ânus

• “rosca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈroska/ [ˈros.ka]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oska
• Syllabification: ros‧ca

Probably from a Germanic source *raþiską (“spinning object”), from *raþą (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”), though a Celtiberian or another Paleo-Hispanic language is possible.

rosca f (plural roscas)

1. doughnut, bagel
2. doughnut-shaped object
3. screw thread
4. (handball) spin (rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces)
5. (soccer) curl (arc-shaped trajectory of the ball through the air)

   Synonyms: (Spain) efecto, (Latin America) chanfle

   En el minuto seis Falcao ha marcado con un gran disparo de rosca por la escuadra.

   In the 6th minute, Falcao scored with a great curled shot for the team.

6. (Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote) popcorn

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita

7. (El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Rioplatense, informal, politics) a cartel; a conspiracy
8. (Chile, Rioplatense, slang) a fight
9. clipping of roscazo

• → Tagalog: roskas
• → Tunisian Arabic: روشكة (rūška)

rosca

1. inflection of roscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “rosca”, 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