rocca — meaning in English

English meaning

bastion noun A projecting section of a fort or castle wall, built to give defenders a better line of fire.
distaff noun A tool that holds a bundle of fibres such as wool or flax so they can be pulled off little by little and spun into thread.
fortress noun A large, heavily defended building or town built to withstand attack.
rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.

rocca is used for these senses in English:

bastion (figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
distaff A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
fortress A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
rook (rare) A castle or other fortification.

noun A projecting section of a fort or castle wall, built to give defenders a better line of fire.
noun A place, group, or person that firmly protects and upholds something, such as an idea or value.

noun A tool that holds a bundle of fibres such as wool or flax so they can be pulled off little by little and spun into thread.
noun The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
noun (dated) Something traditionally seen as belonging to women, or done only by them.
noun A horse race that only female horses can enter.