Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese rouco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin raucus. Compare Portuguese rouco.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

rouco (feminine rouca, masculine plural roucos, feminine plural roucas)

  1. hoarse, raucous, husky
  2. gravelly (of a voice: unpleasantly harsh or rasping)
    Synonym: cavernoso

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • rouco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • rouc” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • rouco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • rouco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • rouco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese rouco, from Latin raucus. Compare Galician rouco.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

Adjective edit

rouco (feminine rouca, masculine plural roucos, feminine plural roucas)

  1. hoarse, husky
  2. raucous

Related terms edit