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roach

roach
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rohch]
    • /roʊtʃ/
    • /rəʊtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rohch]
    • /roʊtʃ/

Definitions of roach word

  • noun roach Maxwell ("Max") 1924–2007, U.S. jazz drummer and bandleader. 1
  • noun plural roach a European freshwater fish, Rutilus rutilus, of the carp family. 1
  • noun plural roach any of various similar fishes, as the golden shiner. 1
  • noun plural roach a freshwater sunfish of the genus Lepomis, found in eastern North America. 1
  • verb with object roach to clip or cut off (the mane of a horse); hog. 1
  • verb with object roach to comb (hair) into a roach. 1

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Origin of roach

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40, Americanism; 1940-45, Americanism for def 2; short form of cockroach

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Roach

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

roach popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

roach usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for roach

noun roach

  • acapulco gold — a strong and highly prized variety of marijuana grown in Mexico.
  • bhang — a preparation of the leaves and flower tops of Indian hemp, which has psychoactive properties: much used in India
  • doobie — a marijuana cigarette.
  • ganja — marijuana, especially in the form of a potent preparation used chiefly for smoking.
  • herb — a male given name, form of Herbert.

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