ronca

See also: Ronca, roncá, and roncà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈruŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈroŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈroŋ.ka]

Verb

ronca

1. inflection of roncar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

ronca

1. inflection of roncar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Alternative forms

• ronco
• ronchio (Tuscany)

Etymology

Deverbal from roncare (“to cut, prune”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈron.ka/
• Rhymes: -onka
• Hyphenation: rón‧ca

Noun

ronca f (plural ronche)

1. alternative form of roncola (“billhook”)

Derived terms

• roncetta
• ronchetta
• ronchetto
• roncola
• roncone

Related terms

• arroncare
• roncare

Anagrams

• Caron, Nacor, ancor, corna, narco-

Portuguese

ronca

Etymology

Back-formation from roncar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.kɐ/ [ˈhõ.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.kɐ/ [ˈhõ.kɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.kɐ/ [ˈχõ.kɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: ron‧ca

Noun

ronca f (plural roncas)

1. (music) A traditional percussion musical instrument, more specifically a friction drum, typical of Portugal and Spain.

   Synonyms: sarronca, zamburra

Verb

ronca

1. inflection of roncar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ronca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈronka/ [ˈrõŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -onka
• Syllabification: ron‧ca

Etymology 1

Adjective

ronca f sg

1. feminine singular of ronco

Etymology 2

Verb

ronca

1. inflection of roncar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative