La Rochelle

La Rochelle

See also: Larochelle

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French La Rochelle, from Old French rochelle (literally “little rock”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌla ɹɒˈʃɛl/, enPR: lă' rŏ-shĕlʹ
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌlɑ ɹoʊˈʃɛl/, enPR: lä' rō-shĕlʹ
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Hyphenation: La Ro‧chelle

Proper noun

La Rochelle

1. A port city, the capital of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, on the Bay of Biscay, formerly in Poitou-Charentes.

Derived terms

• New Rochelle
• Rochelle salt

Translations

city in New Aquitaine, France

Arabic: لا روشيل‎ f (lā rūšīl) French: La Rochelle (fr) f German: La Rochelle n Haitian Creole: Ròchèl f Irish: La Rochelle f Japanese: ラ・ロシェル (ra rosheru) Korean: 라로셸 (Rarosyel) Latin: Rūpella f Occitan: La Rochèla f Poitevin-Saintongeais: La Rochéle f Spanish: La Rochelle f, La Rochela f

Anagrams

• chlorellae

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French

Etymology

Literally, “the Little Rock”, from Old French rochelle. Equivalent to roche +‎ -elle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la ʁɔ.ʃɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl

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Proper noun

La Rochelle f

1. La Rochelle (a port city and commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)

Derived terms

• rochelais m, rochelaise f
• Rochelais m, Rochelaise f

Descendants

• → English: La Rochelle, Rochelle
  • ⇒ English: New Rochelle
    • → French: New Rochelle → La Nouvelle-Rochelle (calque)