Roscoff

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UK/ˈɹɒs.kəʊ/

proper noun

A small town and commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France.

OriginFrench Roscoff ← Breton Rosko →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small town and commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France.
nounRoscoff (plural Roscoffs)

plural Roscoffs

  1. A kind of sweet pink onion from Brittany in France.

    The oceanic climate and light rainfall mean that Roscoffs need little intervention to develop their flavour […]

    2022, Fred Foster, Turnips' Edible Almanac

Origin

  1. BretonRosko
  2. FrenchRoscoff
  3. EnglishRoscoff

Borrowed from French Roscoff, with the pronunciation influenced by Breton Rosko.

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Cite this entry
APA

Roscoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roscoff

MLA

“Roscoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roscoff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roscoff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roscoff.

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