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rosca

Pronunciation: [ˈro̞s.kə]

“rosca” is a Catalan word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. screw thread
  2. a torus-shaped bread or pastry

In Catalan

  1. Cilindre convex amb un ressalt o còncau amb un solc helicoidal.
  2. Maniguet amb què s'uneixen caragolant la fletxa i la porra en els tacs de billar constituïts per dues peces.
  3. efecte lateral

Etymology

Unknown. In the sense of "pastry", perhaps borrowed or at least influenced by Spanish rosca.

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