Contionary:roc
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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