roach

/ɹəʊtʃ/

UK: /ɹəʊtʃ/

roach

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Definition

Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:

Etymology

From Middle English roche, from Old French roche, from Middle Low German roche, ruche (“ray (fish)”), from Old Saxon *rūh, possibly from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz (“rough”). Cognate with Old English ruhha ("a ray"; > Middle English rouhe, rohȝe), German Rochen (“ray (fish)”).