roche

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/ɹoʊʃ/

noun

One of various types of rock or geological strata.

OriginMiddle English roche →
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Meanings

roche1

nounroche (plural roches)

plural roches

  1. UKregionalOne of various types of rock or geological strata.
  2. obsoleteA stony hill.

Roche2

proper noun
  1. An Irish and French surname from Anglo-Norman of Norman origin.
  2. A village and civil parish in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9860).
  3. A municipality in Aigle district, Vaud canton, Switzerland.

Origin

roche · noun

  1. Middle Englishroche
  2. Englishroche

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

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Roche · proper noun

  1. Anglo-Normanroche“rock”
  2. EnglishRoche

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

choreochre
Cite this entry
APA

roche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roche

MLA

“roche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roche. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roche,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roche.

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