roça

See also: roca

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.sɐ/ [ˈhɔ.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.sɐ/ [ˈhɔ.sɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.sɐ/ [ˈχɔ.sɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.sa/ [ˈhɔ.sa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.sɐ/

Etymology 1

Noun

roça f (plural roças)

1. clearing
2. (Brazil) countryside, rural area; ranch

Derived terms

• à roça
• rocinha

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Ross

Etymology 2

Verb

roça

1. inflection of roçar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative