roca — meaning in English
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English meaning
- countryside noun Rural land and scenery away from towns and cities.
- distaff noun A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) is 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.
Senses
roca is used for these senses in English:
- countryside An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
- parasol mushroom Macrolepiota procera (syn. Lepiota procera, a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol.
- sea stack (chiefly, Britain, geology) A pillar of rock that rises from the ocean, formed by surrounding softer ground eroding away.
distaff — full definition
- noun A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) is 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.
- noun The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
- noun Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
- noun A race for female horses only.