Feminine
roca
Meaning
spinning distaff (part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈrɔka̝/
Etymology
In summary
Perhaps from Gothic *𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌺𐌰 (*rukka); or, given its open stressed vowel, rather from a West Germanic cognate of it (compare Old High German rocko), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô. Cognate with Portuguese roca and Spanish rueca.
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