Feminine
roja
Meaning
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- (feminine,form-of) female equivalent of rojo (“Red; communist”)
- (feminine) the Chile national football team
- (feminine) the Spain national football team
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ro‧ja
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈroxa/
Etymology
* (Spanish national football team): The nickname "La Roja" was created by the then manager Luis Aragonés. He said "I would like the national team to have a name, an identity. Just as Brazil is the canarinha or Argentina the albiceleste, I would like Spain to be La Roja"
New
rojo
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red (colour)
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