roach

Meaning

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.

Concepts

roach

cockroach

Mexican valium

R-2

circle

forget me drug

rope

rophy

roofy

Rutilus rutilus

perch

pike

bug

topknot

black beetle

croton bug

flunitrazepan

Croton bug

German cockroach

crotonbug

water bug

insect

blackbeetle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəʊtʃ/

Etymology

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)”).