roca

Meaning

Noun

distaff (part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun)

Verb

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

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rocar

to castle (to perform the move of castling)

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Concepts

distaff

Synonyms

fuso

Translations

quenouille

Spinnrocken

Rocken

ρόκα

rouet

rocca

spinnewiel

rokken

spinrokken

spinstok

rueca

Kunkel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁɔ.kɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: roca

Cognate with Spanish: rueca

Cognate with Italian: rocca

Cognate with Old High German: rocko

Cognate with German: Rocken

In summary

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rukkô, although the intermediate language is uncertain. Possibly Gothic *𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌺𐌰 (*rukka), however, the vowel quality in Iberian Romance (/ɔ/ in Portuguese, /we/ in Spanish) points to a possible West Germanic loanword, or to the influence of Latin rota (“wheel”). Cognate to Galician roca, Spanish rueca, Italian rocca, Old High German rocko (German Rocken).