See also: Roya and rōya

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈroʝa/ [ˈro.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈroʃa/ [ˈro.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈroʒa/ [ˈro.ʒa]

  • Rhymes: -oʝa
  • Syllabification: ro‧ya

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Aragonese roya, feminine of royo, from Latin rubeus. Doublet of rubio.

Noun

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roya f (uncountable)

  1. Plant rust or blight

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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roya

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

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