rosca

Betekenis

Noun

1. (feminine) doughnut, bagel
2. (feminine) doughnut-shaped object
3. (feminine) screw thread
4. (feminine) spin (rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces)
5. (feminine) curl (arc-shaped trajectory of the ball through the air)
6. (Canary-Islands,Eastern,feminine) popcorn
7. (Argentina,Colombia,Panama,Venezuela,feminine,informal) An influential and exclusive group of individuals who form a tightly knit circle; an elite.

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of roscar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of roscar:

Met koppelteken als

ros‧ca

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈroska/

Etymologie

Probably from a Germanic source *raþiską (“spinning object”), from *raþą (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”), though a Celtiberian or another a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia language is possible.