roach
Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, includingCertain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including: Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially
» The roach is on the table.
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Meaning
12 sensesCertain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially
Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
A common roach (Rutilus rutilus).
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Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
Any member of the genus Hesperoleucus of California roaches.
(US)Synonym of cockroach (“type of insect”).
(derogatory, slang)Synonym of cockroach (“as a term of abuse”).
(US, slang)The butt of a marijuana cigarette.
the butt of a marijuana cigarette
(US, slang)An entire marijuana cigarette, blunt, or joint.
(UK, slang)The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper (often of the cigarette paper packet itself).
Sail material that forms a concave curve rather than straight leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area over that of a simple triangular sail.
A haircut or a similar-looking kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America, often red.
(UK, regional)Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.
(UK, obsolete)A bed or stratum of some mineral.
Examples
27 sentencesThe roach is on the table.
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Sami's club has a roach infestation.
There's a roach on the table.
Sami refused to step on the roach.
Sami found a roach in his drink.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English roche, from Old French roche, from Middle Low German roche, ruche (“raFrom Middle English roche, from Old French roche, from Middle Low German roche, ruche (“ray (fish)”), from Old Saxon *rūh, possibly from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz (“rough”).
Back-formation from cockroach, as if it were a compound.
Apparently from extended or figurative use of roach (“Cyprinidae”), above. Compare the adjective roached (“styled so that the mane stands up from the neck”).
Variant of roche (“rock”). Attested since the seventeenth century.
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Forms
plural: roaches / roachSynonyms
9 synonyms- European freshwater food fish having a greenish back:Rutilus rutilus
- any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests:cockroach
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Word family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular