Etymology

roche

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Today it means: One of various types of rock or geological strata. Full definition →

Middle English roche
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roche · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromroche
  2. English todayroche

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

Roche · proper noun2

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromroche“rock”
  2. English todayRoche

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

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