From en.wiktionary.org:
[Roach]
** English
[wikipedia]
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
From [en], from [en], from [en], from [en], possibly from [en].
Cognate with [ang] ["a ray"; > [enm] , [enm]], [de].
**** Noun
[es]
1. [en] Certain members of the fish family [Cyprinidae] , including:
1. Any fish of species in the genus [Rutilus] , especially:
1. A [common roach] ( [Rutilus rutilus] )
2. A [California roach] , of the monotypic genus [Hesperoleucus]
***** Derived terms
{{col|en |[Albanian roach] ([Pachychilon pictum], [Leucos basak]) |[Black Sea
roach] ([Rutilus lacustris]) |[blue roach] ([Scardinius erythrophthalmus])
|[California roach] ([Hesperoleucus symmetricus]) |Caspian roach ([Rutilus
caspicus]) |[common roach] ([Rutilus rutilus]) }}
***** Translations
[_Rutilus rutilus_]
- Belarusian: [be]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs]
- Estonian: [et]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Ingrian: [izh]
- Irish: [ga]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Kalmyk: [xal]
- Komi-Zyrian: [kpv]
- Luxembourgish: [lb]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Mari:
- Norwegian:
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Russian: [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Slovak: [sk]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Tatar: [tt]
- Turkmen: [tk]
- Udmurt: [udm] , [udm]
- Ukrainian: [uk] , [uk] [collectively]
- Welsh: [cy]
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**** References
- [Rutilus]
*** Etymology 2
[en], as if it were a compound. Marijuana-related meanings by similarity of
appearance of the butt, attested since the 1930s.
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] [en] A cockroach .
2. [en] The butt of a marijuana cigarette .
3. [en] An entire marijuana cigarette , blunt , or joint .
4. * [en]
5. [en] The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint , made from card or paper.
6. * [year=2001]
***** Derived terms
{{col2|en |[brown-banded roach] ([Supella supellectilium]) |dubia roach
([Blaptica dubia]) |kikeroach |[Madeira roach] ([Leucophaea maderae])
|[oriental roach] ([Blatta orientalis]) |roach bomb|roach clip|roach
coach|roach fogger|roach killer|roach motel|roach stomper |sea roach ([Ligia
oceanica], [Ligia exotica]) |Turkroach,turkroach|Guyana spotted
roach|orange-spotted roach |wharf roach ([Ligia exotica]) |wood roach
([Cryptocercus]) |roach out}}
***** Translations
[US: cockroach] [marijuana as drug] [slang: butt of a marijuana cigarette]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Spanish: [es] [México] , [es] [Nicaragua] , [es] [Nicaragua] , [es] [Puerto Rico] , [es] [Latin America: Argentina, Colombia, México, Perú] , [es] [Spain] , [es] [Chile] , [es] [Colombia] , [es] [Perú] , [es] [Uruguay] , [es] [Spain] , [es] [Costa Rica] , [es] [Costa Rica] , [es] [Argentina]
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[slang: filter of a marijuana cigarette]
- Greek: [el]
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**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] .
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
*** Etymology 3
Apparently from extended or figurative use of [en], above. Compare the
adjective [en]. [en]
**** Noun
[en-noun] [en]
1. [en] [en] 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.
2. A haircut or a similar-looking kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America, often red.
***** Derived terms
- [en]
***** Translations
[nautical: curve in the aft edge of a sail]
- Italian: [it]
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**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To cut or shave off the mane of a horse so that the remaining hair stands up on the neck.
2. [en] To cut a person's hair so that it stands straight up.
***** Derived terms
- [en]
**** References
- [Roach (headdress)]
- [Roaches (headdress)]
*** Etymology 4
Variant of [en]. Attested since the seventeenth century.
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] [en] A bed or stratum of some mineral.
2. * [en]
3. [en] Gritty or coarse rock; _especially_ Portland stone or similar limestone .
4. * [en]
**** References
- [pos=n]
- [part of speech=n.2]
- [part of speech=n.3]
- [part of speech=n.4]
- [R:OneLook]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]