rocalla
Catalan
Etymology
From rocall (“rocks, rocky debris”) + -a. Compare French rocaille.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /roˈka.ʎə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ruˈka.ʎə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /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