Contionary:roc

Intralingua

Etymology

from Old French wikt:roc, ultimately from Persian wikt:رخ‎ (rox), from Middle Persian lhw' (rox, “rook, castle (chess)”), possibly from Sanskrit रथ (ratha, “chariot”)

Pronunciation

(Intralingua) IPA: /rok/

Noun

roc (m)

(chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
(rare) A castle or other fortification.

Inflection

plural roches