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Definition roach
Etymology 1
From Middle English roche, from Old French roche, from Middle Low German roche, ruche (“ray (fish)”); cognate with Old English ruhha ("a ray"; > Middle English rouhe, roh?e), German Rochen (“ray (fish)”).
Noun
roach (plural roach)
- Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
- Species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
- The common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
- The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
- Species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
Etymology 2
Back-formation from cockroach, as if it were a compound.
Noun
roach (plural roaches)
- (US) A cockroach.
Etymology 3
Apparently from extended or figurative use of roach (“Cyprinidae”), above. Compare the adjective roached (“styled so that the mane stands up from the neck”).
Noun
roach (plural roaches)
- (nautical) An extra curve of material added to the leech edge of a sail to increase the sail area.
- A kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America.
Etymology 4
Extended or jocular use of roach (“cockroach”), above. Attested since the 1930s.
Noun
roach (plural roaches)
- (US, slang, smoking) Marijuana; cannabis used as a drug.
- (US, slang, smoking) A butt of a marijuana cigarette.
- (Britain, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.
Etymology 5
Variant of roche (“rock”). Attested since the seventeenth century.
Noun
roach (plural roaches)
- (Britain, obsolete, mining) A bed or stratum of some mineral.
- (Britain, regional) Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.
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