roach

Signification

Noun

1. Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
2. Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
3. Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:

Verb

1. To cut or shave off the mane of a horse so that the remaining hair stands up on the neck.
2. To cut a person's hair so that it stands straight up.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹəʊtʃ/

Étymologie

From Middle English roche, from Old French roche, from Middle Low German roche, ruche (“ray (fish)”), from Old Saxon *rūh, possibly from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz (“rough”).
Cognate with Old English ruhha ("a ray"; > Middle English rouhe, rohȝe), German Rochen (“ray (fish)”).