See also: Roque and roqué

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Etymology edit

Coined 1899 by removing the first and last letters from croquet.[1]

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Noun edit

roque (uncountable)

  1. (US) A form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard surface.

References edit

  1. ^ The American Roque League, 1958–59, Official Rules of Roque. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

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French edit

Etymology edit

From roquer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔk/
  • (file)

Noun edit

roque m (plural roques)

  1. (chess) an instance of castling

Verb edit

roque

  1. inflection of roquer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Galician edit

Noun edit

roque m (plural roques)

  1. (chess) rook
    Synonym: torre

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
           
rei dama, raíña torre, roque alfil cabalo peón

Portuguese edit

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Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Old French roc.

Noun edit

roque m (plural roques)

  1. (chess) castling (move in chess)

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

roque

  1. inflection of rocar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from English rock.

Noun edit

roque m (plural roques)

  1. Alternative form of rock

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic رُخّ(ruḵḵ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈroke/ [ˈro.ke]
  • Rhymes: -oke
  • Syllabification: ro‧que

Noun edit

roque m (plural roques)

  1. (chess) rook
    Synonym: torre

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
           
rey dama, reina torre, roque alfil caballo peón

Further reading edit

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