roach

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see also: Roach

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɹəʊtʃ/
• (America) IPA: /ɹoʊtʃ/

Noun

roach (plural roach)

1. Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
   1. Species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
      1. The common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
   2. The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus

Translations

• French: gardon
• German: Plötze, Rotauge
• Russian: плотва́
• Spanish: leucisco, rutilo

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

1. (US) A cockroach.

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

1. (nautical) An extra curve of material added to the leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area.
2. A kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America.

Translations

• Italian: allunamento

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

1. (US, slang, smoking) Marijuana; cannabis used as a drug.
2. (US, slang, smoking) A butt of a marijuana cigarette.
3. (UK, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.

Translations

• French: cul, cul de joint

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

1. (UK, obsolete, mining) A bed or stratum of some mineral.
2. (UK, regional) Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.

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Roach

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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