rocalla

Catalan

Etymology

From rocall (“rocks, rocky debris”) +‎ -a. Compare French rocaille.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ruˈka.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [roˈka.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [roˈka.ʎa]

Noun

rocalla f (plural rocalles)

a rocky place
Synonym: roquetar
rockery, rock garden
(art) rocaille, rococo
Synonym: rococó

Further reading

“rocalla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From roca (“rock”) +‎ -alla. Compare French rocaille.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /roˈkaʝa/ [roˈka.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /roˈkaʎa/ [roˈka.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /roˈkaʃa/ [roˈka.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈkaʒa/ [roˈka.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa

Syllabification: ro‧ca‧lla

Noun

rocalla f (plural rocallas)

rocks, pebbles; rockery
rocaille, rococo
Synonym: rococó

Derived terms

rocalloso

Further reading

“rocalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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