Etymology

roc

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Today it means: An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. Full definition →

Spanish rocho ← Arabic رُخّ ← Classical Persian رُخ
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roc · noun1

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromرُخ
  2. Arabic · derived fromرُخّ
  3. Spanish · derived fromrocho
  4. English todayroc

From Spanish rocho, ruc, from Arabic رُخّ (ruḵḵ), from Classical Persian رُخ (rux).

Roc · proper noun2

Orthographic clipping of Rochester, where pronunciation of /k/ is based on the spelling of ⟨c⟩.

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